APHC010449452026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE 7th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7469/2026 Between: 1. SIMMI RANJITH SINGH, S/O. BHAJAN SINGH,C/O. GURUCHARAN SINGH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,R/O. D.NO.27-52/1, GANESH VEEDHI, RAMARAJYANAGAR, VIJAYAWADA, N.T.R. DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KOLLI USHA KIRANMAYEE Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 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 No.2 on bail in Crime No.105 of 2026 of IV Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered for the offences 2 punishable under Section 22(b) read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Ms.KoLli Usha Kiranmayee, 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. He is law-abiding citizen. He is the sole breadwinners of the family. 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. 3. Per contra, Mr.A.Sai Rohith, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner, submitting that the investigation is still underway and several material witnesses remain to be examined. It is contended that if the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, there is a strong likelihood that he may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoing investigation and evading the process of law. In view of the foregoing submissions, it is 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 was arrested on 26.06.2026. He has been in judicial custody for the past 74 days. The alleged offence was taken place on 22.06.2026. The role of the petitioner came to light based on a confession given by a person who is a child in conflict with 3 law. The alleged contraband is 4 grams of MDMA. It is not a commercial quantity. So far, six witnesses were examined. The petitioner has mentioned in the petition that there are two similar adverse antecedents against him vide Crime No.99 of 2021 of Prakash Nagar Urban Police Station, East Godavari District and Crime No.145 of 2024 of Rampachodavaram Police Station, Polavaram District. The petitioner is permanent resident of Vijayawada. He has got fixed abode. 6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity of nature of allegations levelled against the petitioner, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail with stringent conditions. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: i. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall be enlarged on bail subject to his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) with two sureties each for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned VI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, on every Saturday in between 10:00 am and 05:00 pm, till filing of the charge sheet. 4 iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 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.2 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. v. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 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.2 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. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 07.09.2026 BMS