Bijili Vinay v. The State Of Telangana
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.280 of 2026 DATE: 19.01.2026 Between:
Bijili Vinay and others .... Petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 AND The State of Telangana Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.
.... Respondent/Complainant ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioners on bail, who are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 3 in COR.No.321 of 2025 of Saroornagar Police Station, Ranga Reddy District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that, on 04.12.2025, the DTF Saroornagar team conducted raid at Road leads from Mansoorabad Chinthalkunta to Mansoorabad at Mansoorabad Lake, wherein they detected illegal transportation and possession of dry Ganja and seized 1.15 kgs of Dry Ganja from the possession of accused Nos.1 to 3. The accused were arrested and remanded to the judicial custody and a case was registered against them for the above said offences. 3.
Heard Sri D. Suryanarayana, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent of the alleged offences and they are in jail since 05.12.2025 and the seized quantity of ganja is 1.15 kgs of Dry Ganja, which is an Intermediate quantity and there are no other cases pending against the petitioners. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioners by allowing this criminal petition.
5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners stating that the alleged offences are of the NDPS
Act and the seized quantity of ganja is 1.15 kgs of Dry Ganja, therefore, they are not entitled for the bail. However, he informed that there are no other cases pending against the petitioners. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.
6.
In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and upon perusal of the material available on record, it appears that the petitioners are in jail since 05.12.2025 and the seized quantity of the ganja is 1.15 kgs of Dry Ganja, which is an Intermediate quantity and there are no other cases pending against the petitioners herein.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, the duration of incarceration and the seized quantity, this Court finds it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioners, subject to the following conditions.
i.
The petitioners shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) each, with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned 1st Additional District and
Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District, at L.B. Nagar.
ii.
The petitioners shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) weeks or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.
iii.
The petitioners shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).
7.
Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 19.01.2026 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.280 of 2026 Date:19.01.2026 TU