Mohammed Sohaib, 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.3305 of 2026 DATE: 16.03.2026 Between:
Mohammed Sohaib .... Petitioner/accused No.4 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.4 in FIR No.990 of 2025 of Hayathnagar Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(C) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (Amendment Act, 2001).
2.
The brief facts of the case are that, on 09.07.2025, the de-facto complainant, received reliable information and basing on the same, he conducted inspection and found accused Nos.1 to 4 in possession of 1.418 kgs of Ganja and seized the contraband and a case was registered against them for the above said offences.
3.
Heard Sri Duvvuri Suryanarayana, 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 03.02.2026 and the seized contraband is 1.418 kgs of Ganja, which is an intermediate quantity and it is not from the petitioner herein. It is further submitted that other accused were already released on bail and no investigation is pending 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 offences are of the NDPS Act. However, he informed that the seized contraband is an intermediate quantity and 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 03.02.2026s and the seized contraband is 1.418 kgs of Ganja, which is an intermediate quantity. 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.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen 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 heet 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 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3305 of 2026 Date:16.03.2026 TU