APHC010019472026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 297/2026 Between: 1. BOBBA TEJA SAI, S/O. JAMAKI RAM, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS,R/O. D.NO.1-93, POST OFFICE STREET, TADITHOTA,KALDHARI VILLAGE, UNDRAJAVARAM MANDAL,WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, A.P. 2. S BALU, S/O. SANKAR NAQIK, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS,R/O. VADARELLI, VIDYAARNIYAPURAM, BENGALURU,KARNATAKA STATE. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO 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 petitioners herein/A1 and A2, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.5 of 2026 of Visakhapatnam Railway Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS, Act. 2. Brief facts of the case are that, on 07.01.2026, the Sub-Inspector of Railway Police Station, along with his staff while conducting checking at Platforms at Visakhapatnam Railway Station found the accused in 2 possession of 5.5 Kgs of Ganja. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. Perused the material on record. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners herein are innocents and they are falsely implicated in the present crime. Moreover, the petitioners herein are languishing in jail from 07.01.2026. 5. The petitioners herein were arrested on 07.01.2026 and since then they have been in judicial custody. The quantity of contraband involved in present crime is 5.5 Kgs of Ganja. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the case is still under investigation and some more witnesses are to be examined and the statutory period is not over. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioners are at liberty to file a fresh petition at appropriate time, if so advised. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ___________________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date : 23.01.2026 Asr 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.297 of 2026 Dt.23.01.2026 Asr