Tandra Deepak 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.8046 of 2026 DATE: 09.06.2026 BETWEEN:

Tandra Deepak.

.....petitioner/accused No.3 And The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad & another.

.....Respondents/complainants

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed praying this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No.3 in Crime No.317 of 2025 before the Masab Tank Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8c, 22(c), 27(a) of NDPS.

2.

The brief facts of the case are that on 12.12.2025, acting on credible information, the police apprehended accused Nos.1 to 3 at Banjara Function Hall, Hyderabad, and seized MDMA in three sachets weighing 13.66 grams from the possession of accused No.1. It is alleged that accused No.1 procured the contraband from suppliers and came to Hyderabad to supply the same to accused Nos.2 and 3. Vehicles and mobile phones were also seized, and a case in Crime No.317/2025 was registered under the provisions of the NDPS Act and BNS. 3.

Heard Sri Ramesh Kadari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachander Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated and no contraband was recovered from his possession, and his involvement is based solely on the alleged confessional statement of a co-accused, which is inadmissible in evidence and that there was an unexplained delay in producing the petitioner before the Magistrate, rendering the arrest illegal and violative of Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution. He contended that the

investigation is substantially completed, the petitioner has no criminal antecedents, is in custody since 13.12.2025, and is willing to cooperate with the investigation. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this Criminal Petition.

5.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the bail application, contending that the case involves serious offences under the NDPS Act relating to possession and supply of commercial quantity of narcotic substances and that the petitioner is part of a drug trafficking network and his role cannot be ruled out at this stage of investigation. At this stage, granting of bail to the petitioner does not arise. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition. 6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and a perusal of the material available on record, it appears that the petitioner is in jail since 13.12.2025. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the incarceration period of the petitioner, this Court deems it fit 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 VI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hyderbad, at Nampally.

ii.

The petitioner 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 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: 09.06.2026 PT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.8046 of 2026 Date: 09.06.2026 PT