Goundla Srinivas Goud 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.743 of 2026 DATE: 18.02.2026 BETWEEN:

Goundla Srinivas Goud.

.....petitioner/accused No.1 And The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad.

.....Respondent

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed praying this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No.1 in Crime No.332 of 2025 before the Sangareddy Town Police Station, Sangareddy District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8 (c) r/w. Sections 21(C), 22(C),

27(A), 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act').

2.

The brief facts of the case are that on 29.08.2025 on reliable information about manufacturing of Alprazolam in a house at Ganesh Nagar, Sangareddy Town, the S.I of Police, Sangareddy Town Police Station along with his team rushed to the said place at 17:00 hours, and conducted raid in house bearing No.5-1-92/12/g/A/1, Ganesh Nagar, Sangareddy Town and two individuals were found manufacturing Alprazolam. Upon entering the house, the police discovered various apparatus including glass flasks, water baths, and drums in the hall and two bedrooms. The individuals identified themselves as Goundla Srinivas Goud engaged in agriculture and real estate, Goundla Mallesham, who is running a tiffin center. Their confession statements were recorded and the police seized 270 grams of Alprazolam and raw material used in preparing the contraband from the possession of accused under cover of panchanama and registered a case against the accused for the above offences. 3.

Heard Sri P.Vishnuvardhana Reddy, learned counsel for petitioner, and Sri Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional

Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

4.

The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner has been languishing in jail since 20.08.2025 and most of the investigation is completed. While averring that this Court has already granted the relief of bail to accused No.2, he prayed this Court to grant bail to the petitioner as well.

5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed bail stating that the quantity involved is a huge commercial quantity and in view of rigor of Section 37 of NDPS Act, petitioner is not entitled for bail and prayed to dismiss this petition.

6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and a perusal of the material available on record, it appears that the petitioner is in jail since 20.08.2025. As seen from the record, the material part of the investigation has been completed and L.Ws.1 to 10 witnesses have been examined.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the incarceration period of the

petitioner, this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: i.

The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each, with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Sangareddy.

ii.

The petitioner shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) week or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.

iii.

The petitioner 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: 18.02.2026 PT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.743 of 2026 Date: 18.02.2026 PT