1 APHC010036312026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 544/2026 Between: 1. KALLAPALLI NAGENDRA, S/O KRISHNAMURTHY AGED 43 YEARSGONDUVOLU VILLAGE AND POST RAVURU MANDAL,NELLORE DISTRICT. 2. SHAIK SADAK VALLI, S/O SHIK ABDUL AZEEZ, AGED 57 YEARS, RAVINDRA NAGAR THOPU STREET CHITVEL, CUDDAPAH. (A-2) 3. PANDILAPALLI SIVA KUMAR, S/O NARASAIAH AGED 42 YEARS MOJEMPETA MAIN ROAD, VTC, CHITVEL CUDDAPAH ,(A-3) ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 544 OF 2026 ORDER:- The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C.’)/ Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 on bail in Crime.No.137 of 2025 of Gandepalli Police Station, East Godavari District, registered against the Petitioners 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 ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Heard Ms.Kopisetti Parvathi Devi, 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 3rd bail application of petitioner No.1/accused No.1, 2nd bail applications of petitioner Nos.2 & 3/accused Nos.2 and 3. Earlier this Court dismissed the bail applications filed by the petitioner No.3/accused No.3 vide Crl.P.No.7976 of 2025, dated 21.08.2025, filed by the petitioner No.1/accused No.1 vide Crl.P.No.8035 of 2025, dated 08.10.2025 and filed by the petitioner Nos.1 and 2/accused No.1 and 2 vide Crl.P.No.10978 of 2025, dated 26.11.2025. 3 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 bail applications of the petitioners vide Crl.P.No.7976 of 2025, dated 21.08.2025, Crl.P.No.8035 of 2025, dated 08.10.2025 and Crl.P.No.10978 of 2025, dated 26.11.2025. She would further submit that the charge sheet is also filed by the investigating agency within the statutory period. The contraband involved in the present case is in large quantity i.e., 110.640 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 allegations levelled against the Petitioners, their alleged roles played in this case and there is no change of circumstances from the date of dismissal of the previous bail applications of the petitioners vide Crl.P.No.7976 of 2025, dated 21.08.2025, Crl.P.No.8035 of 2025, dated 08.10.2025 and Crl.P.No.10978 of 2025, dated 26.11.2025, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the Petitioners 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: 04.02.2026 S D P 4 67 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 544 OF 2026 04.02.2026 S D P