APHC010248802026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3521]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3965/2026 Between:

1. C HOPPA NAGARAJU, ,S/O VENKATASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,R/O CHINAMALLAM VILLAGE, BUTCHAYAPETA MANDAL,ANKAPALLI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,Through Station House Officer, Golugonda P.S,Rep. by Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh Amaravati ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

1. SRAVAN KUMAR NAIDANA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:

1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following:

ORDER:

The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity, ‘the Cr.P.C.,’)/Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNSS’), challenging the order dated 13.02.2026 passed by the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for trial of offences under the NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, in Crl.M.P.No.116 of 2026 in Crime No.78 of 2025 of Golugonda Police Station, whereb