Meesala Pavan Sai, 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.2259 of 2026 DATE: 23.02.2026 Between:
Meesala Pavan Sai .... Petitioner/accused No.1 AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad, Through SHO, PS, Chandanagar, Cyberabad.
.... Respondent/Complainant ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail, who is arrayed as accused No.1 in FIR No.15 of 2026 of Chandanagar Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, registered for the offence
punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that on 05.01.2026, the de-facto complainant, on credible information that some unknown persons are selling dry ganja, they had conducted raid and found accused Nos.1 and 2 in possession of 1200 grams of dry ganja and immediately reported the same to the police and the police seized the contraband and a case was registered against them for the above said offence.
3.
Heard Smt. Karney Sai Mounika, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegation and he is in jail since 05.01.2026 and the seized contraband is 1200 grams of dry ganja, which is an intermediate quantity and the entire investigation was already completed and there are no other cases pending against
the petitioner. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition. 5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the alleged offence is of the NDPS Act, as such, he is not entitled for the bail. However, he informed that there are no other cases pending against the petitioner. 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 petitioner herein is in jail from 05.01.2026 and the seized contraband is 1200 grams of dry ganja, which is an intermediate quantity. Further, there are no other cases pending against the petitioner. As seen from the remand case diary, the prosecution witnesses LWs. 1 to 9 including the investigating authority have already been examined. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegation, the stage of investigation, the
duration of incarceration and the seized contraband, this Court finds it appropriate 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), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cumIX Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, R.R.
District, at Kukatpally.
ii.
The petitioner 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 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: 23.02.2026 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2259 of 2026 Date:23.02.2026 TU