Babar Khan, v. State Of Telangana

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.1648 of 2026 DATE: 16.03.2026 BETWEEN:

Babar Khan.

.....petitioner And The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad .....Respondent : ORDER :

This Criminal Petition is filed praying this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No. 2 in Crime No.250 of 2025 of Aswaraopeta Police Station, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, registered for the offences

punishable under Sections 8 (c) r/w.20(b) (ii) (c) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act').

2.

The facts of the case are that on 11.10.2025, the SubInspector of Police, Aswaraopeta Police Station, along with his staff were conducting vehicle check near Lakshmi Tulasi Paper Board on Jangareddygudem Road, Aswaraopeta. During the check, a Maruti Swift Dzire car bearing registration number AP 09 BV 5868 approached the checkpoint. When the police signaled the car to stop, the occupants abandoned the vehicle and attempted to flee. The police chased and apprehended them. Upon searching the car, they found 11 plastic bags containing a total of 111 packets of dry ganja total weighing 222 kgs. During interrogation, the accused revealed their names and stated that they had purchased the contraband from A.3, a resident of Balapur Orukonda, Visakhapatnam and they were transporting the ganja to Nagpur, Maharashtra. Hence, complaint was registered against the accused for the above offences.

3.

Heard Sri P.Prabhakar Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, and Sri Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

4.

Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent of the offences, as alleged, and that he is no way connected to possession of seized contraband. He averred that this is second bail petition of petitioner and that he is languishing in jail since 11.10.2025 and prayed for grant of regular bail.

5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed bail stating that the contraband seized from the vehicle is 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.

Having regard to the submissions made and the material placed on record, it is noted that the material part of investigation is completed, and considering the period of incarceration of petitioner, this Court is of the view to grant

the relief of bail to petitioner, subject to compliance of following conditions:

i.

The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/-, (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only, with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, at Dammapeta.

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: 16.03.2026 PT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.1678 of 2026 DATE :16.03.2026 PT