Dharmendra Sana v. The State Of Telangana Through Sub-Inspector Of Police, Vanasthalipuram Ps,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5521 of 2026 DATE: 16.04.2026 Between:
Dharmendra Sana and another .... Petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 AND The State of Telangana, Through Sub-Inspector of Police, Vanasthalipuram PS, Malkajgiri, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.
.... Respondent 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 Crime No.496 of 2026 of Vanasthalipuram Police Station, Malkajgiri District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B), 27, 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that on 20.03.2026, the police, on reliable information, had conducted raid and found the accused Nos.1 and 2 in possession of 5.51 kgs of Ganja and he immediately reported the same to the police and the police seized the contraband and a case was registered against them for the above said offences.
3.
Heard Sri V. Vijay Shankar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent -State. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent of the said allegations and they are in jail since 20.03.2026 and the seized contraband is 5.51 kgs of 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 and though the seized contraband is 5.51 kgs of Ganja, there are other cases pending against accused No.2 and the petitioners
herein are not the native of Telangana State. 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 20.03.2026 and the seized contraband is 5.51 kgs of Ganja, which is an intermediate quantity. However, accused No.2 is also involved in Crime No.619 of 2024 under NDPS Act only, as such, he is not entitled for the bail. 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/accused No.1 subject to the following conditions:
i.
The petitioner/accused No.1 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 VII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, R.R. District, at Hayathnagar.
ii.
The petitioner/accused No.1 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 petitioner/accused No.1 shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).
7.
Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is partly allowed in respect of petitioner/accused No.1 and this Criminal petition is dismissed against petitioner/accused No.2, as there are other cases pending against the accused No.2.
Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 16.04.2026 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5521 of 2026 Date:16.04.2026 TU