Mankare Dattari, v. State Of Telangana,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6005 of 2026 DATE: 22.04.2026 Between:
Mankare Dattari S/o Mankare Ram Roa.
.... Petitioner/ Accused AND The State of Telangana, Rep.by Public Prosecutor, High Court at 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.45/20206 of P.S. Prohibition and Excise Station, Shamshabad. The offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under Section 8 (c)read with 20 (b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act.
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The case of the prosecution is that on 18.03.2026 at about 5:40 PM on reliable information regarding illegal transportation and sale of Dry Ganja by a person with aid of
- 2 - two wheeler on the road leading to Aramghar to Mehindipatnam, Beside Mohammadia Granite & Stones, and found one person while driving vehicle bearing No.AP-28-DN3607 Active Grey Colour. On enquiry he disclosed his name. On search, they found that that the said person is in possession of 1.36 kgs of dry Ganja. On enquiry he stated that he purchase the same from Bidar and sell the same for higher rates to the needy persons. Basing on the above contents, police registered a case for the aforesaid offences. 3.
Heard Sri D.Suryanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner/Accused and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondent-State.
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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 i.e., 1.36 kgs of dry ganja; that there are no cases pending against the petitioner; that entire 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 18.03.2026 and that the seized contraband is only an intermediate quantity i.e., 1.36 Kgs, and 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 I 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 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
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(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