APHC010605192025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11661/2025 Between: 1. SEKH RAMBABU ALIAS ROSHAN SEKH, S/O BABURAO.AGED 40 YEARS,BUDUGUDA VILLAGE,KALIMELA BLOCK,MALKANGIRI DISTRICT,ODISHA STATE ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...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 may be pleased to release the Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail in Cr. No. 50 of 2025, on the file of the Chinturu Police Station, and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. BONU RAMA SHANKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11661/2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/Accused No. 2, seeking regular bail, in Cr. No. 50 of 2025, on the file of the Chinturu Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(C) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the NDPS Act. 2. Brief facts of the case are that, on 06.09.2025 at about 09.00 AM, at RTC Complex, Chinturu, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Chinturu along with his staff, mediators and Gazetted Officer while conducting route watch apprehended the petitioner/A-2 when he was in possession of 25 Kgs of Ganja and seized the same under the cover of Mediators’ report. As per the mediators’ report, A-1 gave the said Ganja to the petitioner/A-2 to take the same to Hyderabad. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing on behalf of the State. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the remand report is vague and prima facie does not constitute any offence against the petitioner. The petitioner was remanded to the judicial custody on 06.09.2025 and since then, the he has been in judicial custody. He would further submit 3 that the petitioner is ready to furnish sureties to the satisfaction of the Court and prays to allow the petition. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the quantity of contraband involved in present crime is 25 Kgs of Ganja, which is a commercial quantity. She would further submit that the statutory period of 180 days is not over. Investigation is still pending. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor finally prays for dismissal of the petition. 5. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, petitioner do not deserve for grant of bail at this stage. 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: 21.01.2026. UPS 4 164 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11661/2025 Dt.21.01.2026 UPS