Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement :30.06.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010308002026 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: 4885/2026 Between: 1. MULAGAPAKA GOVINDU, S/O. VARAHALU, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS,R/O. D. NO. 1-128, THATIPAKA JAGAN NADHANAGARAM VILLAGE, KOTANANDURU MANDAL,KAKINADA DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI. 2. THE SRIRAM FINANCE LIMITED, THE SRIRAM FINANCE LIMITED ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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.28/2026 in Cr. No. 49/2025 dated 05.02.2026 by considering the situation of the Petitioner/Owner as “the petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) to the satisfaction of the Hon‟ble Judicial First Class Magistrate, V. Madugula without any bank guarantee” instead of “the Petitioner to execute a bond for Rs.9,00,000/- with one surety and shall furnish bank guarantee of Rs.9,00,000/- and permit the Petitioner/Owner to deposit the surety amount of Rs.1,00,000/- without any bank guarantee Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. BALABHADRUNI MANOHAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 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/owner of the vehicle vide order dated 05.02.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.28 of 2026 in Crime No.49 of 2025 of Madugula Police Station, passed by the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge-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, the order dated 05.02.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.28 of 2026 in Crime No.49 of 2025 of Madugula Police Station, passed by the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, against the petitioner/owner of the vehicle, is hereby modified as under: i. The Petitioner/owner of the vehicle shall execute a bond for Rs.9,00,000/- (Rupees Nine lakh Only) with one surety for like sum to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Paderu. The petitioner shall furnish Bank Guarantee for Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five lakh only). 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/owner of the vehicle. 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 120 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4885 of 2026 Date: 30.06.2026 JLSR