IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4463 nf 2025 Between: Dinamani K, S/o. Kodhantan, Aged about 33 years, Caste: Kshatriya Chelliyamman Kovil Street, Thalaiyaripaiyam, Gummidipoondi, Tamilnadu State. Elaver, Tiruvallur ...Petitioner/Accused No.3 AND The state of Andhra Pradesh, through the Station House Officer, Chinturu P.S, A.S.R. District, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High court of Andhra Pradesh. - ...Respondent Petition under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memfdrandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, on such terms and the High Court may be pleased to grant them bail conditions as deemed fit directing their enlargement in Crime No. 95 of 2024 of Chinturu Police Station, A.S.R. District This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Duggirala Subash, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following Order: APHC010211222025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT the honourable SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA C^RIIVIINAL PETITION NO- S;i(S [3369] 0 RAO Between: Dinamani K ■..petitioner/accused ...RESPONDENT/COIVIPLAINANT AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.DUGGIRALA SUBASH Counsel for the Respondent/complainanf 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition, u/Sec.480 & 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the pemioner/A3, seeking bail, in Crime No.95/2024 of Chintoor Police Station, Alluri Sitharama Raju District. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner and others for the of the Narcotic Drugs and offence punishable u/Sec.8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 3. Heard learned counsel for the Public Prosecutor petitioner and the learned Assistant representing the respondent/State. 2 Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 16.12.2024 at 2.00 pm, on receipt of credible information regarding illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the S.l of Police, along with staff and mediators conducted vehicle checking opposite to Chinturu police station. They found three persons in suspicious circumstances. On seeing police, they tried to ran away. Then police apprehended them and on enquiry, they disclosed their identity particulars as that of A2 to A4 and police found 50 kgs of ganja in their possession. Police arrested them and remanded them to judicial 4. custody and seized the contraband. Heard. Perused the record. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that major part of the 6. investigation is completed except filing of charge sheet for want of RFSL report and prays to dismiss the petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner is a 7. law graduate and he is working as Legal Officer in Mahindra and Mahindra finance company and has been in judicial custody from 17.12.2024 and investigation is completed and A1 was granted bail as per the orders in Crl.P.No.2501 of 2025 on 17.3.2025 and prays to enlarge the petitioner on bail. He further submitted that in the order in Crl.P.No.2501 of 2025, it is mentioned that investigation is completed. The record shows that the petitioners have been in judicial custody 8. from 17.12.2024. The seized contraband is 50 kgs of ganja which is huge quantity. As seen from the record, A2 to A4 were arrested while they were 3 found in possession of 50 kgs of ganja which is commerciai quantity. Perused the bail order in Crl.P.No.2501 of 2025 dated 17.3.2025. It indicates that no contraband was seized from the possession of A1 and considering the said submission, this Court was pleased to grant bail to A1. It cannot be treated as parity of facts as the petitioners were found in possession of 50 kgs of contraband. This Court is of the view that investigation might have been completed pertaining to the role of A1 and it cannot be treated as completion of investigation in respect of other accused. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. 9. Sd/- M PRABHAKAR RAO assistant registrar \ //true copy// SECTION OFFICER East Godavari To 1. The Judicial First Class Magistrate. Rampachodavaram District. 2. The cum- Godavari District. 2 The Superintendent, Central Prison Godavari District. Rajamahendravaram, East Chinturu Police Station, A.S.R. District. Court of Andhra Pradesh, 3. The Station House Officer the Public Prosecutor, High 4 Two CCs to Amaravathi[OUTl Subash Advocate [OPUC] 5. One CC to Sri Duggirala 6. Three CD Copies TK vna HIGH COURT DATED:06/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4463 of 2025 DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION