APHC010622152025 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: 11967/2025 Between: 1. VANTHALA BALA RAM, S/O MADHU,AGE 36 YEARS, MARRIGUDEM VILLAGE,Y. RAMAARAM MANDAL, ASR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court 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 pleased to enlarge the petitioner/Accused, on bail in Crime No. 10 of 2025, On the file of Donkarai Police Station and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KADIYAM NEELAKANTESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11967/2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/Accused, seeking regular bail, in Crime No. 10 of 2025, on the file of Donkarai 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 29.08.2025, at 06:30 PM at the outskirts of Marrigudem village, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Donkarai while conducting raid, apprehended the accused when he was in possession of 150 Kgs of Ganja in three white colour gunny bags and seized the said Ganja from his possession under cover of mediaters’ report. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. Perused the material on record. 4. The quantity of contraband involved in present crime is 150 Kgs of Ganja, which is a commercial quantity. 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, petitioner does not deserve for grant of bail at this stage. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. 3 As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. __________________________________________ DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 20.01.2026. UPS 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11967/2025 Dt.20.01.2026 UPS