1 APHC010134702026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2043/2026 Between: 1. TANGI HARSHAVARDHAN NAIDU ALIAS THANGI, S/O MURAL MOHANA RAO AGED 22 YRS, B. TECH STUDENTPLOT NO.108, BANKERS COLONY NEAR SHIVA BALAJI TEMPLESRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH THE S.H.O., OF IV TOWN P.S., VISAKHAPATNAM REP., BYITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT AT 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 may be pleased to Enlarge the Petitioner on Regular Bail in connection with the F.I.R.NO. 235/2025 of IV Town P.S., Visakhapatnam by Allowing the Criminal Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. R SIVA SAI SWARUP Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2043 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 Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail in Crime.No.235 of 2025 of IV Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate, registered against the Petitioner herein for the offences punishable under Section 22(c) r/w 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Heard Mr. R.Siva Sai Swarup, 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.603 of 2026, dated 09.02.2026. 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.603 of 2026, dated 09.02.2026. She would 3 further submit that the investigation is at nascent stage and statutory period is not over. 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.603 of 2026, dated 09.02.2026 and also petition seeking for custodial interrogation was filed by the police before the learned Court below, which is pending for orders, 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: 30.03.2026 S D P 4 151 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2043 OF 2026 30.03.2026 S D P