Date of reserved for orders : Nil Date of pronouncement : 08.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010328872026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY, THE 8th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5266/2026 Between: MD YUSAF KHAN ALIAS DILLI, S/O. RAMJAN VALLI, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS,R/O. TF4, BLOCK NO.7, JNRM COLONY,PENDURTHY, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY AND DISTRICT,PRESENTLY RESIDING AT S.C. COLONY, SABBAVARAM TOWNANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5266 of 2026 Dated 08.07.2026 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 Petitioner/Accused on bail in Crime No.98 of 2026 of Gopalapatnam Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused herein for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Mr.G.Maheswara Rao, the learned counsel for the Petitioner, submits that the Petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence and he has been falsely implicated in the alleged offence. He has not committed any offence. He is law-abiding citizen. He has got fixed abode. It is further submitted that, after a thorough investigation, the charge sheet has been filed. The Petitioner undertakes to abide by any conditions that this Court may impose while granting bail to the Petitioner. Therefore, he prays that the present petition be allowed. 3. Per contra, Mr.K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that though the charge sheet has already been filed in the case, the 3 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5266 of 2026 Dated 08.07.2026 accusations against the petitioner are well founded. Hence, he urged that the petition be dismissed. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. As seen from the record, the petitioner is the sole accused. It is alleged by the prosecution that he was found in possession and transporting 2.170 kgs of ganja illegally. After thorough investigation, the charge sheet has been filed and the same has been numbered as N.S.C.No.263 of 2026. The case is coming up for the appearance of the accused before the learned Trial Court. The petitioner was arrested on 05.04.2026 and has been in judicial custody for the past 94 days. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the petitioner is a rowdy- sheet holder. There are altogether six cases registered against the petitioner, out of which three are under the provisions of ‘the NDPS Act’. 6. Having regard to the entire facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the allegations levelled against the petitioner, and in view of the fact that the charge sheet has been filed, wherein the accusation against the petitioner is prima facie well-founded, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner/Accused on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. 4 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5266 of 2026 Dated 08.07.2026 As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 08.07.2026 RSI Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 5 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5266 of 2026 Dated 08.07.2026 34 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5266 of 2026 Date: 08.07.2026 RSI