APHC010323252026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY, THE 8th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5183/2026 Between: KALLAPALLI NAGENDRA, S/O KRISHNAMURTHY AGED 43 YEARS,GONDUVOLU VILLAGE AND POST, RAVURU MANDAL ,NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: DR MEDISI RATNA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5183 of 2026 Dated 08.09.2026 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 No.1 on bail in Crime No.137 of 2025 of Gandepalli Police Station, Kakinada District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.1 herein for the offences punishable under Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Sri Medisi Ratna Rao, learned counsel for the Petitioner/Accused No.1, submits that the Petitioner/Accused No.1 is innocent of the alleged offence and has been falsely implicated by the police. He is a law-abiding citizen and the sole breadwinner of his family. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 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, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the Petitioner and submitted that, though the charge sheet has already been filed, the allegations against the Petitioner are well founded. Hence, he prayed that the Criminal Petition be dismissed. 3 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5183 of 2026 Dated 08.09.2026 4. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. On perusal of the record, this is the fifth bail application filed by the petitioner. This Court, in Crl.P.No.8035 of 2025 vide order dated 08.10.2025, Crl.P.No.10978 of 2025 vide order dated 26.11.2025, Crl.P.No.12379 of 2025 vide order dated 09.12.2025, and Crl.P.No.544 of 2026 vide order dated 04.02.2026, dismissed the four earlier bail applications filed by the petitioner along with other accused. The charge sheet was filed on 10.10.2025, which has been numbered as NSC.No.453 of 2025. The Petitioner was found in possession of 110.64 kilograms of ganja, which is not only a commercial quantity but also a colossal quantity. The petitioner was arrested on 16.06.2025 and has been in judicial custody for the past 449 days. There has been no change of circumstances from the date of dismissal of the earlier bail applications till the date of filing of the present bail application. 6. The petitioner/Accused No.1 has also failed to mention the details of the earlier bail applications, making it impossible to ascertain whether there has been any change in circumstances. The petitioner has not come forward with the true facts of the bail applications. For the foregoing reasons, the Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. 4 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5183 of 2026 Dated 08.09.2026 As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 08.09.2026 Pmk/VMM 5 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5183 of 2026 Dated 08.09.2026 139 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5183 of 2026 Date:08.09.2026 Pmk/VMM