APHC010036652026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: Between: 1. UNEBADI ASHOK, (A3) S/O. U. SHIVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, R/O. H.NO. 2 MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2. MARAYYA, (A4) S/O. S MALLAYYA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, RIO. H.NO. 179, BURRANAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE MANDAL,.BALLARI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by Station House Officer, Chippagiri.P.S., Kurnool District, Through its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravathi 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 Courtmay be pleased to grant interim anticipatory bail to the Petitioners/accused No. 3 and 4 in Crime No 77 of 2025 on the file of Chippagiri Police Station, Chippagiri, Kurnool District in the event of their arrest and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in t circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased pleased to grant interim anticipatory bail to the IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 624/2026 UNEBADI ASHOK, (A3) S/O. U. SHIVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, R/O. H.NO. 2-61, DEGALAHAL VILLAGE, CHIPPAGIRI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. MARAYYA, (A4) S/O. S MALLAYYA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, RIO. H.NO. 179, BURRANAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, YETTINABUDILI MANDAL,.BALLARI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by Station House Officer, Chippagiri.P.S., Kurnool District, Through its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., 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 Courtmay be pleased to grant interim anticipatory he Petitioners/accused No. 3 and 4 in Crime No 77 of 2025 on the file of Chippagiri Police Station, Chippagiri, Kurnool District in the event of their Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in t circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased pleased to grant interim anticipatory bail to the IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA UNEBADI ASHOK, (A3) S/O. U. SHIVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 18 61, DEGALAHAL VILLAGE, CHIPPAGIRI MARAYYA, (A4) S/O. S MALLAYYA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, RIO. , YETTINABUDILI ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by Station House Officer, Chippagiri.P.S., Kurnool District, Through its Public Prosecutor, High ...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 Courtmay be pleased to grant interim anticipatory he Petitioners/accused No. 3 and 4 in Crime No 77 of 2025 on the file of Chippagiri Police Station, Chippagiri, Kurnool District in the event of their Petition under Section 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 may be pleased pleased to grant interim anticipatory bail to the Petitioners/accused No. 3 and 4 in Crime No 77 of 2025 on the file of Chippagiri Police Station, Chippagiri, Kurnool District in the event of their arrest and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. E ANJANA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 624/2026 ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.3 & 4 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with FIR No. 77 of 2025 on the file of Chippagiri Police Station, Chippagiri, Kurnool District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 20(a), 20(b)(i) r/w 8 (b) of NDPS Act – 1985. 2. Heard Sri E.Anjana Reddy, learned Counsel for the Petitioners and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the present petition with a liberty to surrender before the concerned Magistrate Court and move a regular bail application. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate Orders. 5. Considering the submissions made, this Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. However, the petitioners are at liberty to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned within a period of three (03) days from the date of copy of receipt of this Order, and move an appropriate application before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned. The learned Jurisdictional Court concerned is directed to dispose of the said application in accordance with law, on its own merits by giving due and sufficient opportunity to the learned Public Prosecutor concerned, and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ___________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 10.02.2026 KKV 220 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO:624 /2026 Dt: 10.02.2026 KKV