Brijesh Kumar, 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.8233 of 2026 DATE: 08.06.2026 Between:

Brijesh Kumar S/o Awadesh Ram.

.... Petitioner/ Accused No.1 AND The State of Telangana, Rep.by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

.... Respondent Complainant

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed under Sections 480 & 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') by the petitioner/Accused No.1 seeking to enlarge him on bail in connection with C.O.R.No.32 of 2026 on the file of Prohibition and Excise Station, Patancheru, Sangareddy District, registered for the offence under Section 8 (c) read with 20 (b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act.

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The case of the prosecution is that on 09.05.2026 on reliable information the de facto conducted inspection and found that the accused was in possession of dry ganja weighing 1488 grams. It is stated that the same was informed to the officials and taken the petitioner into custody and

- 2 - seized the contraband from the possession of the petitioner and registered a case for the aforesaid offence. 3.

Heard Sri S.Chandrashekhar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner/Accused No.1 and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondent-State. 4.

The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner-accused No.1 is that the petitioner is innocent of the offence alleged against him; that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 09.05.2026;

that the seized contraband is weighing about 1488 grams which is an intermediate quantity and that entire investigation is completed and hence he requested the Court to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

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On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the same and submits that the offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under the provisions of NDPS Act; that the petitioner involved in this crime and seized dry ganja, as such he is not entitled for grant of bail. However, he informed to the Court that no other cases are pending against the petitioner.

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Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for both parties and perusal of the material on record, it shows that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 09.05.2026 and that the period of incarceration of the petitioner in jail and the contraband seized from his possession, this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioner/Accused No.1 subject to the following conditions: (i) The petitioner-accused No.1 shall execute personal bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class (Prohibition & Excise) at Sangareddy.

(ii) On such release, the petitioner-accused No.1 shall appear before the concerned SHO at 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., on every Wednesday 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-accused No.1 shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437 (3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480 (3) of BNSS).

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

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 08.06.2026 YVL