Putta Sathish, 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.7101 of 2026 DATE: 16.06.2026 Between:

Putta Sathish

...Petitioner/accused No.2

AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

.... Respondent/Complainant

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail, who is arrayed as accused No.2 in F.I.R.No.1170 of of Mailardevpally Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 22(c) of the NDPS Act, 1985.

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The brief facts of the case are that, on 10.12.2025, the defacto complainant received credible information and immediately he conducted inspection and found the petitioner herein along with other accused in possession of 125 grams of Alprazolam and seized the contraband and a case was registered against him for the above said offences.

3.

Heard Sri S. Chandrashekhar Yadav, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, 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 he is falsely implicated in this case and he is in jail since 05.11.2025 and the seized contraband is 125 grams of Alprazolam and the entire investigation is already completed. He further submitted that, even after completion of 180 days, no charge sheet is filed by the investigating authority. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition. 5.

On the other hand, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, contending that the alleged offences

- 3 - fall under the NDPS Act and that the petitioner is a habitual offender. It is further submitted that the petitioner was previously involved in a similar offence in Crime No. 153 of 2025 and, therefore, is not entitled to bail. It is also submitted that the investigation is still in progress and the charge sheet has not yet been filed. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor further submitted that the prosecution intends to file an application before the trial Court seeking extension of time on the ground of completion of 180 days. 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 has been in judicial custody since 05.11.2025 and was brought on a PT warrant. It is also noted that he was previously involved in a similar offence in Crime No. 153 of 2025. The record further reveals that even after completion of 180 days, no charge sheet has been filed. Although the learned Additional Public Prosecutor contended that an application for extension of time would be filed, no such application has been filed and the statutory period of 180 days has already lapsed. As seen from the remand case diary, the prosecution witnesses, LWs 1 to 12, have already been

- 4 - examined. 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 I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District, at L.B. Nagar.

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 sheet 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).

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Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 16.06.2026 TU

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