Vennupusa Charan Teja Reddy v. The State Of Telangana
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.7911 of 2026 Between:
Vennupusa Charan Teja Reddy ..Petitioner/Accused No.5 And The State of Telangana, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana ..Respondent/Complainant :: ORDER ::
This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.5 in Crime No.55 of 2026 of Medchal Police Station, which was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w. 20(b)(ii)(B), 21(c), 27 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act').
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Heard Sri A.Chandravathi Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent-State. Perused the record.
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The brief facts of the case are that on 20.01.2026, while performing routine duties, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Medchal Police
Station, received credible information that illegal sale of hashish oil and dry ganja was being carried on at H.No.170, Metro Landmark, near Medchal Railway Station. Believing the information to be true, he along with his team proceeded to the said premises and conducted a raid. During the raid, three persons namely Akula Mithra Chaitanya @ Sunny, Mukkisa Shushanth Reddy and Ammula Trinesh were found inside the room. On enquiry, the accused allegedly confessed that they had procured hashish oil and dry ganja from Vijayawada for illegal sale to students and others in the Medchal area. During the search, the Police seized 1.127 kg of hashish oil and 6.101 kg of dry ganja and other material. The seized articles and the accused were taken into custody and produced before the competent authority for further legal action. Hence, a case was registered against the accused for the above offences.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court, vide order, dated 27.04.2026 in Crl.P.No.5242 of 2026 granted interim bail to the petitioner for a limited period i.e., from 27.04.2026 to 15.05.2026 by imposing certain conditions. Presently, the petitioner is out of jail. He further submits that the petitioner fell down in the jail and sustained injury to his hand and underwent surgery and is presently under postoperative treatment and care. To substantiate his contention, he filed the copy of discharge summary of the petitioner issued by Samatha Hospitals, dated 26.12.2025. Further, he also filed the certificate issued
by Dr. Niranjan Rao Chetty, Orthopedic Department, dated 08.05.2026 stating that the petitioner is advised to undergo physiotherapy treatment for a period of four weeks. Therefore, he seeks the indulgence of this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail and facilitate him to undergo medical treatment.
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Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the same. 6.
Having regard to the submissions of both the learned counsel and upon perusal of the order, dated 27.04.2026 passed by this Court in Crl.P.No.5242 of 2026, it is evident that the petitioner was enlarged on interim bail. Considering the medical condition of the petitioner, this Court is inclined to permit the petitioner to continue on bail by imposing following conditions:
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The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned.
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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.
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The petitioner shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer and shall not tamper with the evidence directly or indirectly.
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The petitioner shall not leave the country without prior permission of the concerned Court and surrender his passport, if any, before the Court concerned.
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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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In the event of any breach of the above conditions, the respondent shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of the petitioner's bail. 7.
Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. ___________________ E.V.VENUGOPAL, J Note:
Registry is directed to annex a copy of the order, dated 27.04.2026 in Crl.P.No.5242 of 2026 to this order.
B/o.
rev/bj
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.7911 of 2026 rev/bj