1 APHC010181832025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3860/2025 Between: Ulli Konda Babu ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/A4, seeking regular bail in connection with Crime No.304 of 2024 of Anakapalli Rural Police Station, Anakapalli District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 r/w 8(c) of the NDPS Act. 2 2. Brief facts of the case are that, on 03.12.2024, at about 14.30 hours at Vooderu Junction, on receipt of credible information, the SI of Police, Anakapalli Rural Police Station along with his staff went to scene of offence and conducted vehicle check, caught hold the accused 2 to 4 while transporting the Ganja of 100 kgs, police seized the contraband under the cover of mediators report. Consequently, a case has been registered against the accused. 3. Heard Sri Kakumanu Joji Amrutha Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Neelothpal Ganji, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 03.12.2024 and most of the investigation completed and prays to allow the criminal petition. 5. Contra to the same, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the petition stating that the investigation is pending and the seized contraband is huge quantity and prays to dismiss the criminal petition. 6. Considering the submissions made and on perusal of the material on record shows that, the petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 03.12.2024 and the contraband involved in the present case is 100 kgs which is a commercial quantity and in view of the bar contained under 3 Section 37 of the NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners at this stage. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to move appropriate application before the trial Court, in case, he is eligible for statutory bail. Learned trial Judge is directed to pass appropriate orders, according to law. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 01.05.2025 ARR 4 159 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3860/2025 Dt.01.05.2025 ARR