APHC010282932026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4530/2026 Between: VARUNA V ALIAS VARUNA VIJENDRA ALIAS AKASH, ,S/O. VIIENDRA M., AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS,R/O. N CROSS, ANNA NAGAR, SHIMOGA CITY,SHIMOGA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.4530 of 2026 Dated 22.06.2026 The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on bail in Crime No.54 of 2026 of Government Railway Police Station, Vizianagaram District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused herein for the offences punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Mr. G. Maheswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence and that he has been falsely implicated in the alleged offence. He has not committed any offence. He is a law-abiding citizen and has a fixed abode. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner is aged about 19 years and is a student. There are no similar adverse antecedents reported against the petitioner. The Petitioner undertakes to abide by any conditions that this Court may impose while granting bail to the Petitioner. Therefore, he prays that the present petition be allowed. 3. Per contra, Ms. P. Akhila Naidu, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. It is submitted that 3 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.4530 of 2026 Dated 22.06.2026 the investigation is not completed and some more material witnesses have to be examined. Hence, it is urged that the petition be dismissed. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. As seen from the record, the petitioner/Accused was arrested on the spot while he was in possession and transportation of 13.02 Kgs of ganja. No doubt, the seized contraband is not a commercial quantity and there are no similar adverse antecedents reported against the petitioner. The petitioner was arrested on 02.04.2026 and has been in judicial custody for the past 60 days only. So far only, eight witnesses have been examined. The investigation is at a crucial stage and some more material witnesses are yet to be examined. A substantial portion of the investigation is still not completed. Therefore, the request of the petitioner for enlargement on bail is not found convincing or reasonable at this juncture. 6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the pendency of the investigation, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner/Accused on bail at this juncture. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. 4 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.4530 of 2026 Dated 22.06.2026 As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date:22.06.2026 RSI 5 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.4530 of 2026 Dated 22.06.2026 159 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4530 of 2026 Date: 22.06.2026 RSI