The High Court dismissed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 BNSS seeking pre-arrest bail for the accused accused of illegal liquor storage. The Court held that the accusation was well-founded and denied extraordinary relief.
The criminal petition for pre-arrest bail was dismissed with no directions for grant of bail.
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APHC010459422026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7665/2026
Between:
...PETITIONER/ACCUSED
AND
...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S):
Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:
Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S):
The Court made the following:
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ORDER:
The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioner/Accused for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.86 of 2025 of Puthalapattu Urban Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 34(1)(i) read with 34 of the A.P.Excise Act.
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1 (2020) 11 SCC 648
2 (1980) 2 SCC 565
3 (2020) 5 SCC 1
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reasonable.There are no merits in the petition. Hence, the Criminal Petition is
devoid of merit and is liable to be dismissed.
As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J
Date: 10.09.2026 PRA
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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7665 of 2026
Date: 10.09.2026 PRA
2 issues framed by the court
Whether pre-arrest bail should be granted to the petitioner accused of alleged offences under the A.P. Excise Act.
Whether the pendency of criminal antecedents constitutes a ground to deny bail.
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Prabhakar Tewari v. State of Uttar PradeshReferred¶27
Prabhakar Tewari v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020) 11 SCC 648 · Who else cites this
Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia v. State of PunjabReferred¶29
Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia v. State of Punjab (1980) 2 SCC 565 · Who else cites this
Sushila Aggarwal v. State (NCT of Delhi)Referred¶29
Sushila Aggarwal v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2020) 5 SCC 1 · Who else cites this
2 provisions across 2 enactments
M KISHORE KUMAR REDDY
THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
DR Y. LAKSHMANA RAO
As recorded by the court registry
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