APHC010354022026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE 20th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5701/2026 Between: ARAJALLA NARESH GUNDUKAKI, S/O YERRANNAAGE 23 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 20-124-10,GOLLAVEEDHI,VISAKHAPATNAM. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Through Station House Officer,I Town Police Station,Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh,Amaravathi, Guntur District. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: BANDI PRAVEENA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5701 of 2026 Dated 20.07.2026 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 connection with Crime No.53 of 2026 of I Town 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. Ms.Bandi Praveena, 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 a law-abiding citizen. He has got fixed abode. 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, Ms.P.Akhila Naidu, 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 accusations against the petitioner are well founded. Hence, he urged that the petition be dismissed. 3 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5701 of 2026 Dated 20.07.2026 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. As seen from the record, after a thorough investigation, the charge sheet was filed within the statutory period. The petitioner was arrested on 06.04.2026 and has been in judicial custody for the past 106 days. The contraband allegedly seized from the petitioner is 5.096 kgs of ganja. It is also evident from the record that the petitioner is a rowdy sheeter. There are seven adverse antecedents reported against him, out of which five are of a similar nature. The allegation against the petitioner is that he used to procure ganja and sell the same within Visakhapatnam City. In view of the filing of the charge sheet and the material collected in the course of investigation, the accusations against the petitioner are prima facie well founded. 6. Having regard to the entire facts and circumstances of the case, the specific accusations levelled against the petitioner, which are prima facie well-founded in the charge sheet, the nature and gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner/Accused on bail at this juncture. Accordingly, this Court finds no merit in the Criminal Petition, and the same is liable to be dismissed. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. 4 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5701 of 2026 Dated 20.07.2026 As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 20.07.2026 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.5701 of 2026 Dated 20.07.2026 128 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5701 of 2026 Date: 20.07.2026 RSI