Nagidi Janaki Sriram v. State Of Telangana,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2186 of 2026 DATE: 25.02.2026 Between:
Nagidi Janaki Sriram .... Petitioner/accused No.1 AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.
.... 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.563 of 2025 of Balapur Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B), 27 and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that on 29.12.2025, the de-facto complainant, on credible information, had conducted inspection and found the petitioner herein in possession of 1.65 grams of MDMA and he has alleged to have consumed some portion of MDMA out of two grams alleged to have been purchased by him and the remaining portion was kept for selling and the police seized the contraband and a case was registered against him for the above said offences.
3.
Heard Sri B. Laxmi Reddy, 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 allegations and he is in jail since 29.12.2025 and he is falsely implicated in the present case and the seized contraband is 1.65 grams of MDMA, which is an intermediate quantity. 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 and the seized contraband is 1.65 grams of MDMA, which is an intermediate quantity. 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 29.12.2025 and the seized contraband is 1.65 grams of MDMA, which is an intermediate quantity. Further, there are no other cases pending against the petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, 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 District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District, at L.B. Nagar.
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: 25.02.2026 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2186 of 2026 Date:25.02.2026 TU