APHC010090182026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1400/2026 Between: 1. AJAY KUMAR, S/O PREMAN RAY, AGE 38 YEARS,R/O NEAR HANUMAN MANDIR, BAKHTIYARPUR, BARIARPUR,PATNA, BIHAR. 2. PANCHANAND, S/O RAMOUTAR RAY, AGE 35 YEARS,R/O BARIYARPUR, BAKHTIYARPUR, PATNA, BIHAR. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by the 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 CourtPleased to modify the order dt. 06.02.2026 passed by the Hon'ble I Additional District & Sessions Judge -Special Judge for Trial of Offences Under Ndps Act: Visakhapatnam in CrI.M.P.No. 255 of 2026 in Cr.No. 306 of 2024 of II Town police station, Visakhapatnam by considering the situation of the Petitioners/Accused Nos.9 & 10 as "Petitioners/Accused No. 9 & IO to be released on bail on execution of personal bond for Rs.1O,OOO/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) with one surety for like sum each to the satisfactionof the Court of II Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam" instead of "Petitioners/A9 and A1O are ordered to be released on bail on execution of personal bond for Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Only) each with two sureties for like sum each to the satisfaction of the Court of II Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam" and permit the Petitioners/Accused No. 9 & 10 to deposit the surety bond amount of Rs.10,000/- with single surety instead of Rs.2,00,000/- with two sureties and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. DASARI RAMAKOTESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 483(1)(b) of the Bharatiyana Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS.’), has been filed by the Petitioners / A.9 and A.10, seeking to modify the order dated 06.02.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.255 of 2026 on the file of the Court of I Additional District and Sessions Judge – Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam. , When the matter is taken up, Sri D.Ramakoteshwar Rao, learned counsel for the Petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the criminal Petition. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor is in attendance. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 02.03.2026 Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1400 of 2026 02.03.2026 Mjl/*