Rajesh Kumar Tiwari, v. The State Of Telangana, Through S.H.O, P.S. Excise Maredpally,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.8563 of 2026 DATE: 12.06.2026 Between:
Rajesh Kumar Tiwari .... Petitioner/accused AND The State of Telangana, Through S.H.O., P.S. Excise Maredpally, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court At Hyderabad.
.... Respondent/Complainant ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 480 & 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, praying this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail, who are arrayed as accused in C.O.R.No.54 of 2026 of Excise Maredpally Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985 (Amendment Act, 2001).
2.
The brief facts of the case are that on 19.05.2026, the police, on reliable information, had conducted raid and found the accused in possession of 1.12 kgs of Ganja and he immediately conducted panchanama and seized the contraband. Subsequently, a case was registered against them for the above said offences.
3.
Heard Sri P.Manoj, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for Respondent -State. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations and has been in judicial custody since 19.05.2026 and the seized contraband is 1.12 kgs of Ganja, which constitutes an intermediate quantity and the material part of the investigation was already completed. 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 and though the seized contraband is 1.12 kgs of Ganja and also submitted that investigation is not yet completed and further
there are no other case is 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 has been in judicial custody since 19.05.2026. The contraband seized in this case is 1.12 kilograms of Ganja, which falls under intermediate quantity. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, the duration of incarceration, and the quantity of the contraband seized, 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.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judges (MSJ) Hyderabad District at Nampally.
ii.
The petitioner shall appear before the concerned SHO between 09.00 a.m and 5.00 p.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).
7.
Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 12.06.2026 FM
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.8563 of 2026 Date:12.06.2026 FM