Peddisetti Roopesh Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh — Narcotics (NDPS) | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

Peddisetti Roopesh Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh — Narcotics (NDPS) | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Modification of the bail order dated 05.05.2026 in Cr.M.P.No.994 of 2026 in NSC No.453 of 2023: petitioner/Accused No.1 to be enlarged on bail on a bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the VII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Visakhapatnam; residual conditions of the trial court's original order remain in force.

Issue for consideration

Whether the conditions imposed on the petitioner/Accused No.1 in the bail order dated 05.05.2026 in Cr.M.P.No.994 of 2026 in NSC No.453 of 2023 should be modified, given the petitioner's deplorable financial condition rendering him unable to comply.

Court's answer

The order dated 05.05.2026 in Cr.M.P.No.994 of 2026 in NSC No.453 of 2023 passed by the I Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under the NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, against the petitioner/Accused No.1 is modified: the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail subject to executing a bond for Rs.50,000/- with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned VII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Visakhapatnam.

Ratio / Principle

The residual conditions imposed by the learned Trial Court in the original bail order shall remain in force and shall be duly complied with by the Petitioner/Accused No.1.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Petition No.5230 of 2026, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Dr Justice Y. Lakshmana Rao, single member), decided 07.07.2026. Filed under Section 439(1)(b) Cr.P.C./Section 483(1)(b) BNSS (petition form also referencing Sections 437/438/439/482 Cr.P.C. and 528 BNSS), the petitioner/Accused No.1 in NSC No.453 of 2023 (offences under the NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam) sought relaxation/modification of conditions imposed in his bail order dated 05.05.2026 in Cr.M.P.No.994 of 2026 passed by the I Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (NDPS Act), Visakhapatnam, pleading that his financial condition was deplorable and he was unable to comply. The Court modified the bail order: the petitioner is to be enlarged on bail on execution of a bond of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned VII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Visakhapatnam; the residual conditions of the trial court's original order remain in force. Criminal Petition disposed of.

Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement :07.07.2026 Date of uploading :

APHC010325872026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

[3521]

TUESDAY, THE 7^th DAY OF JULY 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5230/2026

Between:

PEDDISETTI ROOPESH, , S/O LATE ADINARAYANA, AGE 26 YEARS, R/O D.NO.44-3465/A,NANDAGIRINAGAR, AKKAYYAPALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY.

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED

AND

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,Rep. by Public Prosecutor,High court of Andhra Pradesh.

...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT

Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtbegs to present this Memorandum of Criminal Petition seeking to relax/modification of the bail Order by this Hon'ble Court, while granting bail dated 05-05-2026 in Cr.M.P.No. 994/2026 in NSC 453/2023 on the file I Additional District AND Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences Under NDPS Act: Visakhapatnam

Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

1.KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU

Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:

1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court made the following:

ORDER :

The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 439(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C.,’)/Section 483(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to modify the condition imposed on the petitioner/Accused No.1 vide order dated 05.05.2026 in Cr.M.P.No.994 of 2026 in NSC No.453 of 2023, passed by the leaned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under the NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the financial condition of the petitioner is deplorable and he is unable to comply with the conditions imposed by the learned Trial Court.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record.

Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, the order order dated 05.05.2026 in Cr.M.P.No.994 of 2026 in NSC No.453 of 2023, passed by the leaned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under the NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, against the petitioner/Accused No.1 is hereby modified as under:

i. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall be enlarged on bail subject to his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned VII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Visakhapatnam.

The residual conditions imposed by the learned Trial Court, in the original order shall remain in force and shall be duly complied with by the Petitioner/Accused No.1.

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of.

_________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J

Date: 07.07.2026 JLSR

Whether the order is :

Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No

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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO

CRIMINAL PETITION No.5230 of 2026

Date: 07.07.2026

JLSR