APHC010449412026 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: 7465/2026 Between: 1. MANSUR, S/O SADIQ, AGED 27 YEARS,R/O JNANAMANDIRA SCHOOL, VINAYAKA NAGAR,GAURIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKBALLAPUR DISTRICT,STATE OF KARNATAKA. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradeshat Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. DASARI RAMAKOTESWAR RAO 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.3 on bail in Crime No.362 of 2025 of Bommuru Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the offences 2 punishable under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Mr.D.Ramkoteshwar 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. 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, this is the 2nd bail application filed by the petitioner/Accused No.3. This Court, in Criminal Petition No.4769 of 2026, on 06.07.2026, dismissed the 1st bail application on the ground that charge sheet was filed well within 180 days and the petitioner was involved in transportation 3 of 332.91 Kgs. of ganja illegally. It is not only a commercial quantity but also a colossal quantity. There has been no change in circumstances from the date of dismissing the 1st bail application till the date of filing of this petition. In the absence of any change in circumstances, this Court finds no merit in the Criminal Petition, and the same is liable to be dismissed. 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 07.09.2026 BMS