APHC010282852026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] FRIDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4523/2026 Between: PUTHI VENKATA RAMANA REDDY ALIAS CHINNA, ,S/O. ANJENEYA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,R/O. D. NO.31-1-46, AMMAVARI VEEDHI,SOUTH JAIL ROAD, ALLIPURPM, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY,VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pfadesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.4523 of 2026 Dated 19.06.2026 The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on bail in Crime No.47 of 2026 of II Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused herein for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Mr. G.Maheswara Rao, the learned counsel for the Petitioner, submits that the Petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence and he has been falsely implicated in the alleged offence. He has not committed any offence. He is law-abiding citizen. He has got fixed abode. The Petitioner undertakes to abide by any conditions that this Court may impose while granting bail to the Petitioner. Therefore, he prays that the present petition be allowed. 3. Per contra, Ms.P.Akhila Naidu, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the investigation is not yet completed and that some more material witnesses are yet to be examined. It is further submitted that two NDPS cases and fifteen IPC cases are pending 3 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.4523 of 2026 Dated 19.06.2026 against the petitioner, and that the petitioner is a rowdy-sheet holder. Hence, it is urged that the petition be dismissed. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. As seen from the record, the petitioner is the sole accused in the case. The allegation against him is that he was found in possession of 2.6 kgs of ganja, which is a non-commercial quantity. The petitioner is a rowdy-sheet holder. The petitioner was arrested on 01.04.2026 and has been in judicial custody for the past 79 days. The investigation is still pending and the FSL report is yet to be obtained. There are two NDPS cases, vide Crime No.313 of 2022 and Crime No.236 of 2023, on the file of II Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, pending against the petitioner/Accused. 6. In this regard, it is apposite to refer to the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Zeba Khan v. State of U.P.,1, wherein, at Paragraph Nos. 47 and 48, it was observed that bail applications are often considered on the basis of prima facie material placed before the Court at different stages of the proceedings. The Court held that non-disclosure of material facts, such as criminal antecedents, prior bail rejections, custody period, and the stage of trial, may result in an erroneous grant 1 2026 SCC Online 188 4 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.4523 of 2026 Dated 19.06.2026 or refusal of bail. It was further held that every bail applicant is under an obligation to disclose all material particulars, including criminal antecedents and any coercive processes pending against him, duly supported by an affidavit. Such disclosure is necessary to ensure transparency, uniformity, and integrity in bail adjudication. 7. In the present case, the petitioner has not disclosed in the petition the pendency of the aforesaid cases against him, though the same are reflected in the remand report. 8. Having regard to the entire facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Zeba Khan supra, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail at this juncture. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 9. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date:19.06.2026 RSI 5 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.4523 of 2026 Dated 19.06.2026 286 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4523 of 2026 Date: 19.06.2026 RSI