APHC010572442025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11104/2025 Between: 1. SANJAY KUMAR ROY, S/O VISWANATH ROY, AGED 35 YEARS,R/O VIKAS NAGAR, RATU ROAD,PISKA MORE, RANCHI CITY,STATE OF JHARKHAND. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, NARCOTIC CONTROL BOARD REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESHAT AMARAVATI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESHAT AMARAVATI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 release the Petitioner/Accused. No. 2 bail in Crime No. 1 of 2025, on the file of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Visakhapatnam and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. DASARI RAMAKOTESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. SURESH KUMAR ROUTHU (SPL PP FOR NCB) 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11104/2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/Accused No.2, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.1 of 2025 of Narcotics Control Bureau, Visakhapatnam Zone, Visakhapatnam for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) r/w Section 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. None represented for the petitioner. The petitioner herein is the A2, who has been in judicial custody since 11.08.2025 and this is a regular bail application, this Court is inclined to proceed with the matter since the right and liberty of the individual is involved. 3. Sri Suresh Kumar Routhu, learned Special Public Prosecutor for NCB would submit that the contraband involved in this matter is a huge commercial quantity of 778.520 Kgs of Ganja. The Accused No.1 in the present crime filed Crl.P.No.7869 of 2025 seeking regular bail, which was dismissed on 12.11.2025 with a clear observation that investigating agency filed charge sheet in this matter. The Special Court has taken cognizance of the offences as NSC No.96 of 2025, the accusation against the petitioner appears to be well founded. Accordingly, the said application was dismissed. Subsequently, Accused No.1 filed another bail application in Crl.P.No.12335 of 2025 and the 3 same was dismissed observing that there is no change of circumstances from the earlier bail application. The learned Special Public Prosecutor finally prays for dismissal of the Petition. 4. Considering the submissions and a fair look on the material placed before this Court it is a case where huge commercial quantity of Ganja is involved, the investigating agency filed charge sheet, the Special Court has taken cognizance hopefully trial may commence, at this juncture in the absence of any changed circumstances, this Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. However, the learned Special Judge is directed to proceed with the matter and take every necessary step for speedy disposal of the case. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. __________________________________________ DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 17.02.2026. UPS 4 212 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11104/2025 Dt.17.02.2026 UPS