APHC010638392025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12335/2025 Between: 1. MANISH KUMAR, MAHIPURA VILLAGE, JANDAHA TEHSIL, VAISHALI DISTRICT, BIHAR STATE ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. UNION OF INDIA, through sub - inspector Narcotic Control Bureau, Vishakhapatnam zone Unit, Rep.by. Its special Public Prosecutor, High court of Andhra Pradesh at 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 Courtpleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on bail pending disposal of Crime No. 1/2025 of Narcotics Control Bureau, Visakhapatnam Zone, Visakhapatnam and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. DASARI RAMAKOTESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. SURESH KUMAR ROUTHU (SPL PP FOR NCB) The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12335 of 2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner, 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 A1, who has been in judicial custody since 12.03.2025 and this is a regular bail application, this Court is inclined to proceed with the matter since the right and liberty of individual is involved. 3. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the contraband involved in this matter is huge commercial quantity of 778.520 Kgs of Ganja. Earlier bail application in Crl.P.No.7869 of 2025 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. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor further submits that there is no change of circumstances and prays for dismissal of the petitioner. 3 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, 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: 05.02.2026. sj 4 22 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12335/2025 Dt.05.02.2026 sj