Narayan Lal Jaat 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.6344 of 2026 DATE: 27.04.2026 BETWEEN:
Narayan lal Jaat, S/o. Rathan Lal Jaat & another .....petitioners/accused Nos.2 &3 And The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad .....Respondent
ORDER
This Criminal Petition is filed praying this Court to enlarge the petitioners on bail who are arrayed as accused Nos.2 and 3 in Crime No.320 of 2026 of Uppal Police Station, Malkajgiri Commissionerate. The offence alleged against the
petitioners are punishable under Section 8(c) read with 18(b) of NDPS Act.
2.
The case of the prosecution is that on 04.03.2026, on credible information, the police apprehended the petitioners along with other accused near Electrical Substation, Uppal Bhagayath and on confession seized 2 kgs of opium from Splendor Motorcycle bearing registration No.AP-22-Q-8210, allegedly belonging to accused No.3. Basing on the said information, the case was registered for the aforesaid offence. 3.
Heard Sri D.Suryanarayana, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners - Accused Nos.2 and 3 and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State 4.
The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners - accused Nos.2 and 3 is that the petitioners are innocent of the offence alleged against them. The quantity seized from the petitioners is of 2 kilograms, which is also intermediate quantity. Even the entire allegations taken into consideration, no case is made out against the petitioners, that material part
of the investigation is completed and hence, he requested the Court to grant bail to the petitioner.
5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the petition and submits that the offence alleged against the petitioner is under the provisions of NDPS Act and that the petitioners belong to Rajasthan State and if they are released on bail, it is difficult for the trial court to complete the trial of the case 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, it is evident that the contraband seized from the possession of the petitioners is 2 kgs, which is an intermediate quantity. Further, the petitioners have been in judicial custody from 05.03.2026 and taking into consideration the period of incarceration of the petitioners in jail, this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioners / Accused Nos.2 and 3 subject to the following conditions:
i.
The petitioners shall execute a personal bond for a sum of
Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each, with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the I Additional District & Sessions Judge, Medchal-Malkajgiri District at Kushaiguda.
ii.
The petitioners shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) week or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.
iii.
The petitioners shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).
7.
Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed.
Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 27.04.2026 Nsk
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6344 of 2026 Date: 27.04.2026 Nsk