% m m' 'V APHC0103796S2026 >55- IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADES AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE 17*'' DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6158 OF 2026 Between: MD Yusaf Khan @ 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 Town, Anakapaili District, A.P. ...Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...Respondent Petition under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C and under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on bail pending disposal of Crime Gopalapatnam P.S., Visakhapatnam District. No.98/2026 of The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Petitioner, and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, for the Respondent, the Court made the following 2 Dr. YLR,. Crl.RNo.6158 of 2026 Dated 17.08.2026 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 Commissionerate, 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 by the police. It is further submitted that the petitioner is the sole earning member of the family and, therefore, his incarceration would cause undue hardship to his dependents. He is a law-abiding citizen. The petitioner undertakes to strictly adhere to any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. In light of the foregoing submissions, the learned counsel prays that the present petition be allowed in the interest of justice. Per contra, Mr.A.Sai Rohith, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor 3. vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that, though the charge sheet has already been filed, the accusations against f 3 Dr. YLR.J Crl.RNo.6158 of 2026 Dated 17.08.2026 the petitioner are well founded. Hence, he prayed that the Criminal Petition be dismissed. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. As seen from the record, this is the second bail application. This Court, vide order dated 17.06.2026 in Crl.P.No.4452 of 2026, dismissed the first bail application filed by the petitioner. The petitioner 05.04.2026 and has been in judicial custody for the past 135 days. The allegation against the petitioner is that he was found in Illegal possession of and transporting 2.170 Kgs. of ganja. The seized contraband is not a commercial quantity. There are six cases pending against the petitioner, out of which three are NDPS cases. The petitioner is a permanent resident of Anakapalli District and has got fixed abode. After completion of a thorough investigation, the charge sheet has been filed. A rowdy sheet is also pending against the petitioner. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on bail with some stringent conditions. learned was arrested on conscious and 4 Dr.YLR, Cn.RNo.6158 of 202b Dated 17.08.2026 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions; i. The Petitioner/Accused shall be enlarged on bail subject to his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned II Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. ii. The Petitioner/Accused shall appear before the learned Trial Court on each and every adjournment without fail. iii. The Petitioner/Accused shall not leave the limits of the State of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the learned Trial Court concerned. iv. The petitioner/Accused shall not commit or indulge in any similar offence while on bail. If it is noticed that the petitioner has indulged in any similar offence, the Station House Officer concerned is at liberty to file an application for cancellation of bail. V. The Petitioner/Accused shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person 5 Dr.YLR.J Cri.PNo.6158 of 2026 Dated 17.08.2026 acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court. SD/- P.S.V.R.SEKHAR ASSlSTAjnLREGISTRAR [\m OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, SECT! 1. The I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District 2. The II Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. 3. The Superintendent, Central Jail, Visakhapatnam. 4. The Station House Visakhapatnam District 5. One CC to SRI. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh ’ [OUT] 7. One spare copy Officer, Gopalapatnam Police Station, HIGH COURT DR.YLR.J DATED:17/08/2026 BAIL ORDER CRLP NO. 6158 OF 2026 ALLOWED Cj> c» 5 17 AUGM _ CO ★ ( -T.