APHC010391532026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY, THE 19th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 857/2026 Between: 1. BANTUPALLI SRINU, S/O. LATE CHINNABBAI, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,R/O. SRUNGAVARAM VILLAGE, ROWTHULAPUDI MANDAL,KAKINADA DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Revision Case has been filed challenging the order passed by the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under the NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam 1 in Crl.M.P.No.593 of 2026 in Cr.No.01 of 2026 of Sileru Police Station, on 1 the Trial Court 2 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.857 of 2026 Dated 19.08.2026 23.07.2026 extending the period of remand up to 240 days from the day the Petitioner was remanded to judicial custody for the first time. 2. Thoughtful consideration is bestowed on the arguments advanced by the learned Counsel for both sides. I have perused the entire record. 3. Now the point for consideration is: “Whether the order in Crl.M.P.No.593/2026 dated 23.07.2026, passed by the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, is correct, legal, and proper with respect to its finding or judgment, and there are any material irregularities? And to what relief?” 4. As seen from the record on 171th day of the judicial custody of the Petitioner remand extension petition was filed before the learned Trial Court on 16.07.2026. The impugned order reflects that at the time of extension of the remand the Petitioner was produced virtually. 5. However, considering the medical emergency of the Petitioner as he has been suffering from chronic hypertension and a huge umbilical hernia, the Criminal Revision Case is allowed, the impugned order dated 23.07.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.593 of 2026 in Cr.No.01 of 2026 of Sileru Police Sation, on the file fo the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under the NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, is set aside. 6. The Criminal Revision Case is allowed with the following conditions: i. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall be enlarged on bail subject to he executing a bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) with two sureties each for 3 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.857 of 2026 Dated 19.08.2026 the like sum each to the satisfaction of the I Additional District & Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall appear before the Station House Officer, Sileru Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, on every Saturday in between 10:00 am and 05:00 pm, till cognizance is taken by the learned the Trial Court. iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall not leave the limits of the State of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned. iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. v. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall cooperate with the investigating officer in further investigation of the case and shall make themselves available for interrogation by the investigating officer as and when required. vi. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer. 4 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.857 of 2026 Dated 19.08.2026 vii. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall surrender his passport, if any, to the investigating officer. If he claims that he does not have a passport, he shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. 7. With the above observations and directions, the Criminal Revision Case is allowed. No order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 19.08.2026 KMS 5 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.857 of 2026 Dated 19.08.2026 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.857 of 2026 Date:19.08.2026 KMS