APHC010038182025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: Between: Anil Kumar The Senior Intelligence Officer Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. K K KOMALAN Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. SANTHI CHANDRA (Sr. 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following This Criminal Petition, under Sections 437 and 439 of Cr.P.C, has been filed by the petitioner / No.F.No.DRI/HZU/VRU/48/ENQ Intelligence, Regional Unit, Visakhapatnam. numbered as N.S.C.No.04 of 2023 on the file of the Court of Metropolitan Session Judge-cum-I Additional District Judge offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 821/2025 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The Senior Intelligence Officer ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: (Sr. STANDING COUNSEL FOR DRI AND DGGI) PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 437 and 439 of Cr.P.C, has been A.1, seeking his release on bail, in Crime No.F.No.DRI/HZU/VRU/48/ENQ-02(INT-02/2022) of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Regional Unit, Visakhapatnam. Subsequently, the case was numbered as N.S.C.No.04 of 2023 on the file of the Court of Metropolitan I Additional District Judge-cum-Special Court for Trial of er NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3239] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT AND DGGI) This Criminal Petition, under Sections 437 and 439 of Cr.P.C, has been , seeking his release on bail, in Crime Directorate of Revenue Subsequently, the case was numbered as N.S.C.No.04 of 2023 on the file of the Court of Metropolitan Special Court for Trial of er NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. 2. Earlier petition filed by the petitioner was dismissed by this Court vide order dated 06.09.2024. As seen from the material available on record, the contraband involved in the present crime is 1169.30 kgs of Ganja. 3. Learned Standing Counsel, on instructions, states that the case was already numbered as NDPS S.C.No.4/2023 on the file of the Court of I Additional District Judge-cum-Special Court for Trial of offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. 4. As the contraband involved in the present crime is huge and as there are no changed circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. In view of the said statement, learned trial Court is directed to proceed with the trial as expeditiously as possible, as the petitioner is in judicial custody since nearly three years. With the above direction, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. ____ K.SURESH REDDY, J Date: 28.03.2025 MVA