Abhishek Singh @ Golu Singh 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.4237 of 2026 DATE: 31.03.2026 Between:

Abhishek Singh @Golu Singh and another.

...Petitioner/A.2&A.3

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 petitioners/Accused Nos.2 and 3 seeking to enlarge them on bail in connection with Crime No.81 of 2026 of Railway Police Station, Secunderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Section 8 (c) read with 20 (b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985.

2.

The case of the prosecution is that on 12.02.2026 in the early hours, as per the instructions of Railway Police, Secunderabad, the S.I. of Police along with his staff proceeded

- 2 - to conduct general checking on the platforms and in trains. While checking, at about 12:00 hours, they found two male persons under suspicious circumstances with two luggage bags in the general waiting hall. On enquiry, they disclosed their identity. Subsequently they showed their luggage bags containing 6 bundles, each bundle wrapped with brown colour adhesive plaster. Further, they stated that on 11.02.2026 they took around 18 kgs of ganja (o9 kgs each) from their associate at Balugaon, Odisha and were transporting the same to Secunderabad by train to hand it over to a person who known to their associate. Basing on the above information, police registered a case for the aforesaid offence.

3.

Heard Sri Ravuri Sai Sumanth, learned counsel for the petitioners/A.2 and A.3 and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondent-State.

4.

The contention of learned counsel for the petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3 is that the petitioners are innocent of the offences alleged against them and that they were falsely implicated in this case; that the petitioners were

- 3 - in judicial custody from 12.02.2026 and that there are no other cases pending against these two petitioners and that the contraband seized from the possession of the petitioners is 18 Kgs, which is an intermediate quantity and that material part of the investigation is already completed and hence, he prays to grant regular bail to the petitioners.

5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the same and submits that the petitioners are habitual offenders of transporting ganja; that as on the date of incident, they were in possession of 18 Kgs of Ganja; that investigation is not yet completed; that the petitioners belong to the State of Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal respectively, and if they were granted bail, it is not possible for the police to locate the whereabouts of the petitioners and hence, he prays to dismiss the petition.

6.

Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for both parties and perusal of the material on record, the petitioner has been in judicial custody from 12.02.2026 and that the contraband seized from the possession petitioners is 18 Kgs, which is an intermediate quantity and according to the prosecution case there are no other cases

- 4 - pending against the petitioners, considering the above aspects, this Court deems it fit to grant regular bail to the petitioners/A.2 and 3 subject to the following conditions: (i) The petitioners-A.2 and A3 shall execute personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each with two local sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Nampally Criminal Court, Hyderabad.

(ii) On such release, the petitioners-A.2 and A.3 shall appear before the concerned SHO between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.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-A.2 and A.3 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: 31.03.2026 YVL