APHC010114962026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1912/2026 Between: 1. MINATI KHEMUNDI, W/O. KAMU KHEMUNDU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,NILADORAPUT, NANDAPUR, HAKIMPUT, KORAPUT, ODISHA ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, rep by its Public Prosecutor,High Court Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. DASAM DURGA SHIVA SAI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C.,’)/Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking relaxation of the condition imposed on the Petitioner by order dated 2 20.06.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.495 of 2025 in Crime No.183 of 2024 of Devarapalli Police Station, passed by the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge- cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under the NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam (for brevity, ‘the learned Trial Court’), to the extent of the condition requiring the furnishing of a Bank Guarantee for Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs only), and further praying for release of the vehicle on furnishing lesser security or bond. 2. The learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the financial condition of the Petitioner is deplorable and he is unable to comply with the conditions imposed by the learned Trial Court. 3. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 4. Considering the above circumstances, the order dated 20.06.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.495 of 2025 in Crime No.183 of 2024 of Devarapalli Police Station, passed by ‘the learned Trial Court’ against the Petitioner, is hereby modified to the extent that the Petitioner shall furnish a Bank Guarantee for an amount of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only), while all other conditions imposed by ‘the learned Trial Court’ in the original order shall remain in force and shall be duly complied with by the Petitioner. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 09.03.2026 PRA 3 9 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1912 of 2026 Date: 09.03.2026 PRA