1 APHC010068872025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1496/2025 Between: Gemmelli Mallesh ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. PANGI RAJU BABU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: 1. The Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is filed on behalf of the petitioner/accused No.6 to grant anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.174 of 2023 of Makavarapalem Police Station, Anakapalli District. 2 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner/accused No.6 and others for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c), 22(c), 25 read with 8(c) of NDPS Act. 3. Case of the prosecution is that, on 27.08.2023, the S.I. of Makavarapalem Police Station received information about the illegal transportation of Ganja. Immediately, he secured the presence of mediators, rushed to main road near RTC complex, Makavarapalem and started conducting vehicle check. At that time, he found one Safari white colour car bearing Regd . No. KL16 E 0582 coming from Narsipatnam and proceeding towards Tallapalem and by looking at Police, three persons got down from the vehicle and tried to escape from them. Then, Police caught them and found 20 Kgs of liquid Ganja and 20 Kgs of Ganja in their possession. The Ganja was seized by police under the cover of Mediators Report. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. A perusal of the record goes to show that the accused was found in possession of 20 Kgs of liquid Ganja and 20 Kgs of Ganja, which falls under commercial quantity category. 6. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the investigation is not yet completed. 7. In view of the aforesaid reasons, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the accused No.6. 3 8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Dated 19.02.2025 PKR 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SREENIVASA REDDY 492 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1496/2025 Dated 19.02.2025 PKR