APHC010484652026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY, THE 22nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8178/2026 Between: KATIKALA SRIKANTH, S/O K. SHIVABHAGYA RAO,AGED 37 YEARS, R/O 7 THOMSON LINE, SINGAPORE-297725PRESENTLY AT FLAT NO.102, ROAD NO.14,BANJARA HILLS, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA STATE. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor.Through SHO, Maharanipeta P S, VisakhapatnamHigh Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: BOPPUDI ALEKHYA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.8178 of 2026 Dated 22.09.2026 The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 483(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNSS’), seeking to modify/relax Condition Nos.(iii) and (iv) imposed on the petitioner/Accused No.5 vide order dated 16.03.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.226 of 2026 in Crime No.12 of 2026 of Maharanipeta Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, passed by the learned Special Judge for Trial of Cases under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019- Cum-Principal District & Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam. 2. Ms. Boppudi Alekhya, the learned counsel for the petitioner, fairly submits that the charge sheet has not yet been filed and that the investigation is at a progressive stage. 3. Mr. A. Sai Rohith, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, also confirms the same. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, and in view of the fact that the charge sheet has not yet been filed, this Court is of the view that there are no sufficient grounds to relax Condition Nos.(iii) and (iv) imposed on the petitioner/Accused No.5 vide order dated 16.03.2026 in 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.8178 of 2026 Dated 22.09.2026 Crl.M.P.No.226 of 2026 in Crime No.12 of 2026 of Maharanipeta Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, passed by the learned Special Judge for Trial of Cases under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019-Cum-Principal District & Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam. Hence, there are no merits in the petition and the same is liable to be dismissed. 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to renew a similar application after filing of the charge sheet. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 22.09.2026 RSI 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.8178 of 2026 Dated 22.09.2026 42 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8178 of 2026 Date: 22.09.2026 RSI