Kumud Kumar Srivastava 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.2218 of 2026 DATE : 25.02.2026 Between:
Sri Kumud Kumar Srivastava.
...Petitioner/Accused No.4
AND The State of Telangana Rep. through its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana At Hyderabad.
...Respondent
ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed before this Court for grant of bail to the Petitioner who is arrayed as accused No.4 in FIR No.943 of 2025 of S.R. Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), r/w 20 (b)(ii)(A), 22 (b), 27(a) and 29 of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that, on 27.12.2025, the de-facto complainant based upon reliable information lodged a report before the police and the police immediately started conducting inspection and reached the spot wherein the petitioner herein is found with 1.5 grams of MDMA drug and 95 grams of Charas (Hashish). Hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Based on the said complaint, the police registered a case against the petitioner for the aforementioned offences.
3.
Heard Sri Surya Balu Mahendra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 27.12.2025 and is innocent of the said allegations. It is further submitted that the seized contraband namely 1.5 grams of MDMA drug and 95 grams of Charas (Hashish), which is an intermediate quantity and the material part of the investigation is already completed and that LW1 to LW10 were already examined. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition.
5.
On the other hand, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the alleged offences against the petitioner are under NDPS Act. Accordingly, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition. However, he informed the Court that there are no other cases pending against the petitioner 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 is in jail from 27.12.2025 and as seen from the record LW1to LW10 are examined and the material part of the investigation is already completed. Further the seized contraband is 1.5 grams of MDMA drug and 95 grams of Charas (Hashish), which is an intermediate quantity. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, and the duration of incarceration, this Court finds it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner/accused No.4, subject to the following conditions. i.
The petitioner/accused No.4 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 III Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Hyderabad.
ii.
The petitioner/accused No.4 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/accused No.4 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 SRK
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2218 of 2026 Date:25.02.2026 SRK