APHC010565702025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10984/2025 Between: 1. ARJALA SRIVATHSAV, D.NO.37-11-31/1,PRR GARDEN, NGOS COLONY, MURALINAGAR, VISAKHAPATNAM ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public prosecutor, High Court of Andhra pradesh, Amaravathi ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to enlarge the petitioner on Bail in the Crime No.319 of 2025 on the file of Machavaram Police Station, Vijayawada. Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. T D PANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: This instant Criminal Petition is filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by the Petitioner/Accused No.1 for enlargement of the Petitioner /A.1, on bail in connection with Crime No.319 of 2025 of Machavaram Police Station, Vijayawada City. Heard Sri T.D.Phani Kumar, learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent State. Perused the material on record. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that based on the confession statement of other accused, the police registered the present crime against the petitioner also for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c) read with 22(c) of NDPS Act, 1985, wherein petitioner herein is arrayed as A.1. Learned counsel would further submit that Petitioner is studying B.Tech (Final Year) in Vizag and he has been languishing in jail from 55 days. Further, in this crime, Accused No.2 was released on bail by the Learned Special Judge for Trial of NDPS Act Cases-cum-II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada by order dated 09.12.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.858 of 2025. Further, Petitioner/A.1 is no way connected with the allegations made in the mediator’s report. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on instructions, would submit that investigation is not yet completed and that the petitioner herein is arrayed as A.1. Further, this offence is registered against the Petitioner/A.1 under NDPS Act, which is grievous in nature. Further, the statutory period is not completed and the police seized 20 blots of LSD and 09 small 3 packets of white crystal MDMA which is a commercial quantity. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. Considering the submissions made and as rightly put by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, the subject crime is still under investigation and the contraband seized from the Petitioner is a commercial quantity, and it is not a fit case to grant bail to the Petitioner, at this stage. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed. Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 20.01.2026 Mjl/* 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Criminal Petition No. 10984 of 2025 20.01.2026 Mjl/*