Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement :30.06.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010311862026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY, THE 30th DAY OF JUNE 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4961/2026 Between: 1. DUNGA MANIKYAM, ,S/O. CHAKKARA RAO ALIAS CHAKRAYYA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,R/O. GUNTAPALLI VILLAGE, NAKKAPALLI MANDAL,VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, NOW ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...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 pleased to modify the order passed by the Hon‟ble I Addl. District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam in CrI.M.P.No.490/2026 in Crime No. 128/2017 dated 12.06.2026 by considering the situation of the Petitioner/Accused No.1 as “Petitioner/Accused No.1 is ordered to be released on bail on execution of personal bond for Rs.20,000/- with single surety” instead of “Petitioner/Accused No.1 to be released on bail on execution of personal bond for Rs.2.00,000/- with two sureties and permit the Petitioner/Accused No.1 to deposit the surety bond amount of Rs.20,000/- with single surety instead of Rs.2,00,000/- with two sureties and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 439(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity „the Cr.P.C.,‟)/Section 483(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity „the BNSS‟), seeking to modify the condition imposed on the petitioner/Accused No.1 vide order dated 12.06.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.490 of 2026 in Crime No.128 of 2017 of Nakkapalli Police Station, Anakapalli District, passed by the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge- cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam. 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 facts and circumstances of the case, theorder dated 12.06.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.490 of 2026 in Crime No.128 of 2017 of Nakkapalli Police Station, Anakapalli District, passed by the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, against the petitioner/Accused No.1 is hereby modified as under: i. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall be enlarged on bail subject to his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Yalamanchili. 5. The residual conditions imposed by the learned Trial Court, in the original order shall remain in force and shall be duly complied with by the Petitioner/Accused No.1. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 30.06.2026 JLSR Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 117 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4961 of 2026 Date: 30.06.2026 JLSR