Pooja Pawar v. State Of Telangana

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2715 of 2026 DATE: 02.03.2026 Between:

Pooja Pawar and another .... Petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 AND The State of Telangana, Through SHO Proh. & Excise Nizamabad, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

.... Respondent/Complainant ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioners on bail, who are arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2 in COR No.11 of 2026 of Station House Officer, P & ESI Nizamabad, registered for the

offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985.

2.

The brief facts of the case are that on 08.01.2026, the de-facto complainant, on reliable information had conducted raid and found accused Nos.1 and 2 in possession of 13 kgs of dry ganja and seized the contraband and a case was registered against them for the above said offences.

3.

Heard Sri Kondadi Ajay Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners 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 petitioners are innocent of the said allegations and they are in jail since 08.01.2026 and the seized contraband is 13 kgs of dry ganja, which is an intermediate quantity and the material part of the investigation was already completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioners by allowing this criminal petition.

5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners stating that the alleged offences are of the NDPS Act, as such, they are not entitled for the bail. However, he informed that there are no other cases pending against the petitioners.

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 petitioners herein are in jail from 08.01.2026 and the seized contraband is 13 kgs of dry ganja, which is an intermediate quantity. Further, there are no other cases pending against the petitioners and the material part of the investigation was already completed.

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 petitioners, subject to the following conditions:

i.

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

ii.

The petitioners 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 petitioners 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: 02.03.2026 TU

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2715 of 2026 Date:02.03.2026 TU