Md.Abdula 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.6004 of 2026 DATE: 22.04.2026 Between:
Md.Abdula S/o Ganauri.
.... Petitioner/ Accused AND The State of Telangana, Rep.by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad Through PS, P&E, Sangareddy. .... Respondent Complainant
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.48/20206 of P.S.
Prohibition and Excise Station, Sangareddy District. The offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under Section 8 (C) read with 20 (b) (ii)(A), 21 (b), 22(a) of the NDPS Act.
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The case of the prosecution is that on 01.04.2026 at about 7:40 AM, the Prohibition and Excise Inspector and
- 2 - his staff conducted route watch which leads to Sangareddy. During the route watch, the excise officials stopped Atmaram travel bus bearing registration No.GA-03-V0802 and searched the bus. during the search in the presence of the panchas, noticed one person suspiciously and during search found 8.6 grams of Cocaine , 8.5 grams of Charas, 0.4 grams of MDMA Ecstasy, one plus 9 pro 5G mobile with Sims. They apprehended the accused on the spot under the cover the panchanama and handed over to Prohibition and Excise Inspector. Basing on the said, the aforesaid crime was registered and for the aforesaid offence.
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Heard Ms.Swathi Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner/Accused and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondentState. 4.
The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner-accused is that the petitioner is innocent of the offence alleged against him; that the seized contraband is an intermediate quantity and small quantity; that material part of investigation is completed, as such requested the Court to grant regular bail to the petitioner.
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On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the same and submits that the offence alleged against the petitioner is under the provisions of NDPS Act; that the investigation is not yet completed, as such requested the Court to dismiss the petition. However, he submits that there are no cases pending against the petitioner 6.
Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for both parties and perusal of the material on record, it is evident that the bas been in judicial custody from 01.04.2026 and that the seized contraband is only an intermediate quantity that except the present case, no other cases are pending against the petitioner. Considering the period of incarceration of the petitioner in jail, this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioner/Accused subject to the following conditions:
(i) The petitioner-accused shall execute 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 learned Principal Junior Civil Judge-cum-II Additional Junior Civil Judge, Sangareddy.
(ii) On such release, the petitioner-accused shall appear before the concerned SHO between 09:00 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
- 4 - 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).
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Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 22.04.2026 YVL