APHC010657042025 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: 12764/2025 Between: 1. SUDHARSAN THAMPI G, S/O GOVINDA PILLA, AGED 63 YEARS, R/O ARUN MANDIRAM, THAMARAKKUDI V,MYLON MANDAL, KALEYAPURAM POST, KOLLAM,KOTTARAKKARA, KERALA STATE. ...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 release the Petitioner / Accused No. 1 on bail in connection with Crime No.128 / 2025 dated: 23.09.2025 Under Sections 20 (b)(ii)(c), 25 r/w 8(c) NDPS Act. on the file of Butchiyyapeta Police Station, Anakapalli District, Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. K K KOMALAN Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12764/2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/Accused No.1, seeking regular bail, in Cr.No.128 of 2025, on the file of Butchiyyapeta Police Station, Anakapalli District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 read with 8(C) of the NDPS Act. 2. Brief facts of the case are that, on 23.09.2025, at about 10:30 hrs, on credible information, the SI of Police, Butchiyyapeta Police Station, Anakapalli District, proceeded to the Main Road, near the Sugarcane weighing machine point, outskirt of Butchiayyapeta Village and conducted vehicle checking. While so, the petitioner and other accused were caught during the said vehicle checking, while they were in possession and transporting 42 Kgs of Ganja. The contraband and the vehicle are seized under the cover of the mediators’ report. 3. None represented on behalf of the petitioner. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the quantity of contraband involved in present crime is 42 Kgs of Ganja, which is a commercial quantity. The A-1 has been in judicial custody since 23.09.2025. She would further submit that the statutory period of 180 days is not over. 3 Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor finally prays for dismissal of the petition in the light of the bar under Section 37 of NDPS Act. 5. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, petitioner does 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 4 139 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12764/2025 Dt.21.01.2026 UPS