IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Baipureddy Ratnam W/o Raju – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/Accused No.1, seeking regular bail, in Crime no. 208/2025 of Payakaraopeta Police Station, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25, 29(1) r/w Section 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that on 18.08.2025, the police along with mediators apprehended the accused while they were in possession of 200 Kgs of Ganja in the form of seeds, buds, stems and flowers. The police have arrested the accused on 18.08.2025 and since then, the accused No.1 has been in judicial custody.
3. Heard Ms. Samantha Krishna Sriramakavacham, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and that she has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. She was falsely implicated in this case. She would further submit that no contraband was seized from the possession of the petitioner.
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