APHC010672402025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12879/2025 Between: BELLAM PREETHAN AKASH, DNO.7-3-311/1, RAMAIAH NAGAR, SOUTH BYPASS ROAD, KURNOOL ROAD, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF AP, AMARAVATHI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SHAIK MEERAVALI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed seeking to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner/Accused No.2, in connection with Crime No.64 of 2025 on the file of Krishnagiri Police Station, Kurnool District, which is registered for the offence under Section 8(c) read with 22(b) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 2. Heard Sri Shaik Meeravali, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for State/Respondent. 2 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, it is alleged against the Petitioner that Accused No.1 transported 10 grams of cocaine on the instructions of the Petitioner herein. It is further submitted that Accused No.1 was released on regular bail. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that, it is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail since there are specific allegations made against the Petitioner to attract the alleged offence. 5. Considering the submissions made, this Court is of the view that this is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail and hence, the Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the Petitioner is at liberty to surrender before the trial Court and move a regular bail application. On filing such application, the learned Judge may take appropriate decision according to law. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:22.01.2026 Dinesh 3 THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No.1168 of 2025 DATE:25.02.2025 Dinesh