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K. SREENIVASA REDDY
Rohit Popat Pawar – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
K. Sreenivasa Reddy, J. - This Criminal Petition, under Sections 437 and 439 of Cr.P.C., has been filed by the petitioners/A1 to A3, A5 and A6, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.33 of 2022 of Gudemkothaveedi Police Station, Visakhapatnam district, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'the NDPS Act').
2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 06.12.2022, at 14.30 hours, on reliable information, the Sub-Inspector of Police, G.K. Veedhi Police Station, along with his staff and mediators, proceeded to Near Samstha colony junction, G.K. Veedhi village, Panchayat and Mandal, and found accused Nos.1 to 3, 5 and 6 in possession and illegal transportation of 18.600 KGs of Ganja in Hyundai i20 Car bearing registration No.MH 12 LD 8576. They purchased the same from A4 in Chitrakonda village of Odissa State. Police seized the contraband, along with vehicle and other material, under cover of a mediators report.
3. Heard. Perused the record.
4. The petitioners are in judicial custody since 06.12.2022. The quantity of Ganja allegedly seized from the possession of th
The court considered the quantity of the seized substance and the stage of the investigation in granting bail under the NDPS Act.
The completion of the statutory period for investigation without the filing of a charge sheet or an application for extension of time influenced the court's decision to grant bail to the accused.
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