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Andhra Pradesh High Court was hearing the plea against the trial court remand extension order.

‘Trial courts can’t pass mechanical remand extension order’: Andhra Pradesh High Court grants bail in narcotics case

January 08, 2026 6:25 pm

Justice Rao said that the trial court’s order does not reflect that at the time of extension of the remand, the petitioner was either produced physically or virtually.

The Andhra Pradesh high Court observed that several witnesses examined to establish the chain of circumstances did not support the prosecution and were declared hostile.

Why Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed life sentences of 4 men in 2013 murder

January 07, 2026 5:29 pm

Justices K Suresh Reddy and Subbareddy Satti were hearing an appeal of four men who were sentenced for life for killing one Billa Mowlali, a goat herder, in July 2013.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court said that allowing authorities to reopen settled land records after decades would create uncertainty and seriously affect property rights.

Why Andhra Pradesh High Court refused to reopen 71-Year-Old land dispute case

January 07, 2026 4:10 pm

Land dispute case: Justice R Raghunandan Rao was hearing a dispute over 43 acres of agricultural land with petitioners claiming ownership through 1939–1951 sale deeds and family revenue records dating back to a 1940s partition.

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Seized silver missing from police station: Andhra Pradesh High Court cites negligence, asks state to pay jeweller 7 lakh

January 02, 2026 3:00 pm

Andhra Pradesh HC Jeweller Compensation Case: While hearing the plea of a jeweller, the court said that the loss of silver can only be attributable to the negligence of the state, as the silver was stolen from the police station itself.

Andhra Pradesh High Court on free speech and media

'State is like parent': Why Andhra Pradesh High Court slammed 'impulsive' defamation cases against local publication

December 30, 2025 3:57 pm

Andhra Pradesh High Court criminal defamation case: The court said individuals and identifiable institutions can seek remedies under defamation law, and government cant' be defamed unless specific officials or departments are targeted with false and malicious imputations.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court said that not securing the presence of the accused or not informing them about extension of judicial remand violates Article 21.

Remand extension must be informed to accused either physically or virtually: Andhra Pradesh High Court grants bail to 3 in NDPS case

December 03, 2025 9:30 am

Andhra Pradesh HC remand ruling, Article 21 remand violation: Justice Y Lakshmana Rao was dealing with two criminal revision petitions against the order of the sessions court under the NDPS Act extending the period of remand of accused persons up to 300 days.