1 APHC010024872026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 374/2026 Between: 1. CHALLA NAGA SIVA MANIKANTA @ CHIP NANI, S/O.GOVINDU (LATE). AGE 23 YEARS, C/KAPU, D.NO.68-7-5/3 NEAR GOKULAM, ASHOK NAGAR, KAKINADA URBAN MANDAL NOW AT DOOR NO.ES-S-IS/L, NEAR AMMA WATER PLANT KA UVAGATTU, MADHURANGAR, KAKINADA URBAN MANDAL KAKINADA DIST ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, AMARAVATHI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to release the Petitioner/A1 on bail pending investigation and trial arising out of Crime No. 273 of 2025 of Sarpavaram Police Station, Kakinada Dist otherwise impose any condition as deems to be fit and proper cirrcumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. ANGADA SATYA RAGHAVENDRA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 374 OF 2026 ORDER:- The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity 8the Cr.P.C.9)/ Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity 8the BNSS9), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.1 on bail in Crime.No.273 of 2025 of Sarpavaram Police Station, Kakinada District, registered against the Petitioner herein for the offences punishable under Section 8(c) read with Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity 8the NDPS Act9). 2. Heard Mr. A.Satya Raghavendra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. Perused the record. 3. This is the 2nd bail application. Earlier this Court dismissed the bail application filed by the petitioner vide Crl.P.No.11644 of 2025, dated 21.11.2025. 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State would submit that there is no change of circumstances from the date of dismissal of the 1st bail application in Crl.P.No.11644 of 2025, dated 21.11.2025. She 3 would further submit that the charge sheet is filed within time. The contraband involved in the present case is 23 kgs of ganja, which is a commercial quantity. She finally submits that the petition is liable to be dismissed. 5. Considering the nature and gravity of allegation levelled against the Petitioner, his alleged role played in this case and there is no change of circumstances from the date of dismissal of the 1st bail application in Crl.P.No.11644 of 2025, dated 21.11.2025 and also charge sheet filed within time and the question of statutory period does not arise, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the Petitioner on bail at the present time. 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel thereto, the interlocutory applications, if any, pending in the Criminal Petition shall stand closed. __________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 28.01.2026 S D P 4 306 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 374 OF 2026 28.01.2026 S D P