ORDER:

This Criminal Petition under Sections 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘the Code’), has been filed by the petitioner/A.1, seeking regular bail in Crime No.149 of 2023 of Rolugunta Police Station, Anakapalli District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 20(b) (ii) (C) and Section 25 read with Section 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘the NDPS Act’).

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 30.11.2023, on credible information about illegal transportation of ganja, the Sub Inspector of police along with staff and mediators rushed to Nindugondu Junction and started vehicle checking. At about 8.00 a.m., he found one person coming on Pulsari Bike and by looking the police, he turned the bike and escaped. At the same time, one person coming in an auto, on seeing the police, he applied sudden brakes and tried to escape by turning his auto. Then the police apprehended the person in auto. At the same time, another person coming on scooty, tried to escape on seeing the police, by leaving his scooty. During interrogation, the person, who apprehended from the auto disclosed his address particular