A-2 Laxmidar Jena v. The State Of Telangana

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.11379 of 2025 ORDER:

Seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner who are arrayed as accused No.2 in Crime No.557 of 2025 of Nacharam Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate, registered for the offences punishable under Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act'), on bail, the present Criminal Petition is filed. 2.

The brief facts of the case are that on 25.08.2025, on credible information, the police intercepted the accused and seized 4.5 kilograms of ganja from the possession of Accused Nos.1 to 3. The accused were subsequently arrested, and a case was registered against them for the aforesaid offences.

3.

Heard Sri P Manoj, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri Arun Kumar Doddla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent-State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and that the seized contraband is just

Intermediate Quantity and that all the material witnesses were examined, and further detention of the petitioner is unnecessary. He further submitted that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 25.08.2025, causing undue hardship to his family and there are no criminal antecedents against the petitioner. 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 although the seized contraband is of intermediate quantity, the investigation is not yet completed, therefore, granting bail to the petitioner, at this stage, does not arise. Hence, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition. 6.

Considering the submissions of both learned counsel and upon perusal of the material available on record, it is observed that the seized contraband falls under the category of intermediate quantity and as the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 25.08.2025, and also material part of the investigation has been completed, 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.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned V Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Medchal Malkajgiri 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) 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: 10.09.2025 SS

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.11379 of 2025 Date: 10.09.2025 SS