Date of reserved for orders : Nil Date of pronouncement : 10.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010335642026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] FRIDAY, THE 10th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5350/2026 Between: CHOPPA NAGARAJU ALIAS NAGESH ALIAS NAGESWARARAO, S/O LATE VENKATA SWAMY,AGE 36 YEARS, R/O CHINAMALLAM VILLAGE,BUTCHAYAPETA MANDAL, ANKAPALLI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep.By its Public Prosecutor,High Court of A.P., Amaravati,Through S.H.O, G.K. Veedhi Police Station. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: SRAVAN KUMAR NAIDANA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.5350 of 2026 Dated 10.07.2026 The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 528 read with 484(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to modify the condition imposed on the petitioner/Accused No.4 vide order dated 15.06.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.1173 of 2026 in Crime No.52 of 2021 of G.K.Veedhi Police Station, passed by the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of offences under ‘the 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. As seen from the record, the petitioner/Accused No.4 was found in possession of and transporting 620.460 KGs of ganja, which is not only a commercial quantity but also a colossal quantity. That is the reason why the learned Trial Court imposed stringent conditions. However, the petitioner has not been released on bail on account of the onerous conditions imposed. The petitioner was arrested on 23.10.2025. He has been in judicial custody for the past 260 days. 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.5350 of 2026 Dated 10.07.2026 5. Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, the order dated 15.06.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.1173 of 2026 in Crime No.52 of 2021 of G.K.Veedhi Police Station, Visakhapatnam, passed by the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of offences under ‘the NDPS Act’, Visakhapatnam, against the petitioner/Accused No.4 is hereby modified as under: i. The Petitioner/Accused No.4 shall be enlarged on bail subject to his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Chintapalli. 6. 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.4. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 10.07.2026 RSI Whether the order is: Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.5350 of 2026 Dated 10.07.2026 50 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.5350 of 2026 Date: 10.07.2026 RSI