Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement :09.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010334392026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY, THE 9th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5331/2026 Between: 1. C M RAMESH, S/O. MUNEPPA HINDU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,R/O KOTAGADDA VILLAGE, SIVARAMAPURAM PANCHAYAL,SHANTIPURAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT - 517423 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High court of Andhra PradeshAt Amaravati, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh - 522237. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. K SRINIVAS 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.4 vide order dated 24.02.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.1094 of 2025 in Crime No.26 of 2020, passed by the leaned IX Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chittoor. 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 24.02.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.1094 of 2025 in Crime No.26 of 2020, passed by the leaned IX Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chittoor, against the petitioner/Accused No.4 is hereby modified as under: i. The petitioner/Accused No.4 shall report before the Station House Officer, Kuppam Urban Police Station, on the first Monday of every month between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m until the filing of the charge sheet. 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.4. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 09.07.2026 JLSR Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 32 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.5331 of 2026 Date: 09.07.2026 JLSR