Kondaveeti Raja 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.6979 of 2026 DATE: 06.05.2026 Between:
Kondaveeti Raja .... Petitioner/accused No.2 AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.
.... Respondent/Complainant ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail, who is arrayed as accused No.2 in Crime No.92 of 2026 of P.S. Prohibition and Excise, Zaheerabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 21 and 22(b) of the NDPS Act, 1985 and Section 34 (a) of the T.S. Excise Act, 1968.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that, on 04.04.2026, the de-facto complainant received credible information that some
persons are transferring Cocain and MDMA-Ecstsy and he immediately conducted raid and found accused No.1 in possession of contraband and A.2 was waiting to purchase the Cocain and MDMA-Ecstsy and seized the contraband is 9.72 grams of Cocain and 0.96 grams of MDMA and a case was registered against accused persons for the above said offences. 3.
Heard Sri K. B. Ramana Dora, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations and no such contraband was seized from the petitioner herein and except that he was waiting for purchasing the said contraband and he is in jail since 04.04.2026 and the seized contraband is 9.72 grams of Cocain and 0.96 grams of MDMA, which is an intermediate quantity. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition. 5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the alleged offences are of the NDPS
Act, as such, he is not entitled for the bail. However, he informed that the seized contraband is an intermediate quantity and there are no other cases pending against the petitioner. 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 petitioner herein is in jail from 04.04.2026 and the seized contraband is 9.72 grams of Cocain and 0.96 grams of MDMA, which is an intermediate quantity and there are no other cases pending against the petitioner and the material part of the investigation was already completed. 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, subject to the following conditions: i.
The petitioner 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
Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, at Zaheerabad, Sangareddy District.
ii.
The petitioner 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 heet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.
iii.
The petitioner 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: 06.05.2026 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6979 of 2026 Date:06.05.2026 TU