Bhagirath 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.3557 of 2026 DATE: 18.03.2026 Between:

Sri Bhagirath.

...Petitioner/Accused

AND The State of Telangana, Rep.by its Pubic Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana.

Hyderabad Through S.H.O Narayankhed Excise Police Station, Sangareddy District.

.... Respondent

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed under Sections 480 & 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') by the petitioner/Accused seeking to enlarge him on bail in connection with C.O.R.No.08 of 2026 of Narayankhed Excise Police Station, Sangareddy District, for the offence under Section 8 (c) read with 15 (b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

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Heard Sri R.Tirupathi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondent-State. 3.

The case of the prosecution is that on 07.02.2026 on receipt of reliable information about illegal transportation for Poppy Straw, the de facto complainant conducted raid in Nizampet leading to the alleged scene of offence and seizured 1.320 kgs of Poppy Straw from the petitioner. It is alleged that the petitioner was in possession of the said contraband without a valid licence. Basing on the same, police registered a case against the petitioner for the aforesaid offence and remanded to judicial custody.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent of the offence alleged against him and he has been falsely implicated in the present case; that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 07.02.2026; that the contraband which was seized from the possession of the petitioner is an intermediate quantity and that no other cases are pending except the present case and that investigation is already completed and hence, he prays to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

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On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the same and submits the offence alleged against the petitioner is under NDPS Act. However, learned Additional Public Prosecutor fairly submits no other cases are pending against the petitioner and hence, he prays to dismiss the petition.

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Considering the submissions made by both the counsel and also considering the period of incarceration of petitioner in jail and that the contraband which was seized from the petitioner is an intermediate quantity, this Court deems it fit to grant regular bail to the petitioner/accused subject to the following conditions:

(i) The petitioner-Accused 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 Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Naryankhed. (ii) On such release, the petitioner-accused shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., on every Wednesday 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.

- 4 - (iii) The petitioner-Accused shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437 (3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480 (3) of BNSS).

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Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 18.03.2026 YVL