APHC010107212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2268/2025 Between: Tamilselvi P ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KOTTI SIVA 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/A1, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.406 of 2024 of Duvvada Police Station, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c), 8(c) read with 25 of the NDPS, Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 28.11.2024, on receipt of credible information, the Sub-Inspector of Police along with his staff and mediators rushed to Duvvada Railway Station, and found the accused in possession of 102Kgs of Ganja. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report. 3. Heard. Perused the record. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been in judicial custody from 28.11.2024 and prays to grant bail to the petitioner herein. 2 5. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed to grant bail on the ground that contraband allegedly involved in the present crime is 102Kgs of Ganja, which is a commercial quantity. 6. In view of the gravity of offence and involvement of huge quantity of ganja and in view of the bar contained under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _____________________ T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J 24.03.2025 ASR 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO Criminal Petition No.2268 of 2025 Dated: 24.03.2025 ASR