Date of reserved for orders : Nil Date of pronouncement : 10.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010336192026 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: 5361/2026 Between: 1. LALA KUMAR, S/O.ARAVIND CHAUDARY,AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS,R/O.BADALABIGA, THANA NAGARANAUSA,NALANDA, BIHAR-801305. 2. SANTOSH CHOUDHARY, ,S/O.VINOD CHOWDHARY,AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS,R/O.NAGWAN ARZI, JEHANABAD,BIHAR-804420. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,Through Station House Officer,SEB Gudur Police Station,Nellore, SPSR Nellore DistrictRep., by its Public Prosecutor,High Court at Amaravathi. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5361 of 2026 Dated 10.07.2026 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 petitioners/Accused Nos.1 and 2 on bail in NDPS S.C.No.25 of 2026 on the file of the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nellore, pursuant to the execution of the non-bailable warrant. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. As seen from the record, the petitioners are facing trial before the learned Trial Court. The case was posted for examination of the petitioners under Section 351 of ‘the BNSS’ (corresponding to Section 313 of ‘the Cr.P.C.,’) on 19.02.2026. The petitioners failed to appear before the learned Trial Court, and consequently, non-bailable warrants were issued against them. The said warrants were executed on 18.05.2026. The petitioners did not choose to file any application to recall the warrants after their issuance. The case is at the culmination stage. If the petitioners are enlarged on bail at this juncture, there is every likelihood of their again evading the process of law. If they remain in judicial custody for some more time, the learned Trial Court would be in a position to complete the trial and pronounce the judgment. Therefore, this Court finds no merit in the Criminal Petition. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 3 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5361 of 2026 Dated 10.07.2026 4. 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: 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.5361 of 2026 Dated 10.07.2026 103 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5361 of 2026 Date: 10.07.2026 RSI