Dadala Nageswara Rao v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE Dr . JUSTI CE SHAMEEM AKTHER Cr im in al Pet it ion No.1 0 9 3 3 of 2 0 1 7 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition, under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, is filed by the petitioner/ accused No.4, for grant of regular bail in Crime No.3 of 2016 on the file of the Donkarai Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 8(C) read with Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner/ accused No.4, learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the respondentState and perused the record. 3 .

The material on record reveals that on 27.03.2016, , the petitioner/ accused No.4, along with the other accused in this case, were carrying 800 kilograms of Ganja by a EICHER van bearing registration No.AP 31 X 0207. The same was seized under a cover of panchanama. Therefore, it cannot be said that the case of the prosecution is false. There is no reason for the police to get huge quantity of Ganja and foist a false case against the accused. Therefore, it is not a fit case to allow the application. 4 .

However, having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for both the sides and since the charge-sheet is filed and the case is numbered as S.C.No.27 of 2017, the trial Court is directed to complete the trial expeditiously and pronounce

the judgment within a period of six (06) months from the date of this order.

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With the above direction, this Criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition, shall stand closed.

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