Ahedulrehaman 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.4056 of 2026 DATE: 25.03.2026 Between:
Ahedul Rehaman.
...Petitioner/Accused
AND The State of Telangana, Rep.by its Pubic Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana.
Hyderabad.
.... 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 Crime No.06 of 2026 on the file of Gandipet Prohibition and Excise Station, Sherilingampally, Ranga Reddy District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 8 (c) read with 21 (b) & 22 (b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act. 2.
Heard Sri D.Suryanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner-accused and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy,
- 2 - learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondent-State.
3.
The case of the prosecution is that on 21.02.2026 on receipt of reliable information regarding the sale of narcotics at the outskirts of Kokapet Village, the Excise Officials and staff reached the scene of offence and intercepted the petitioner near the Vasavi Atlantis Labour camp. Upon personal search, they found a small plastic box containing five small packets of a substance suspected to be Brown Sugar/Heroin. The total weight of the seized substance was recorded as 6.35 grams. The petitioner confessed that he purchased the same from unknown persons in West Bengal with an intention to sell the same at higher price. The same was informed to the officials and registered a case against the petitioner for the aforesaid offence and remanded the petitioner to judicial custody.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner-accused would submit that the petitioner is innocent of the offence alleged against him; that the petitioner has been in judicial custody from 21.02.2026; that the contraband seized from the possession the petitioner is 6.35 grams which is an
- 3 - intermediate quantity; except the present case, there are no other cases pending against the petitioner; that material part of the investigation is completed, as such requested the Court to granted regular bail to the petitioner.
5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the same on the ground that the offence alleged against the petitioner is under the provisions of NDPS Act. However, he fairly submits that the contraband seized from the possession of the petitioner is an intermediate quantity and hence, he prays to dismiss the criminal petition. 6.
Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for both parties and perusal of the material on record, it appears that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 21.02.2026 and the contraband seized from the possession the petitioner is also an intermediate quantity and taking into consideration the incarceration of the petitioner in judicial custody from 21.02.2026, 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 I
- 4 - Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar.
(ii) On such release, the petitioner-accused shall appear before the concerned SHO between 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.
(iii) The petitioner-Accused shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437 (3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480 (3) of BNSS).
7.
Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 25.03.2026 YVL