Saketh Kamalesh v. The State Of Telangana,Through Sho, Tharigoppula Police Station, Jangaon District
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15396 of 2025 DATE: 01.12.2025 Between:
Saketh Kamalesh .... Petitioner/accused AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad, Through SHO, Tharigoppula PS, Jangaon District.
.... Respondent/Complainant ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail, who is arrayed as accused in FIR No.104 of 2025 of Tharigoppula Police Station, Jangaon District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(b) r/w 20(a)(i) of the NDPS Act, 1985.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that on 09.10.2025, the police on credible information had conducted an inspection and found the petitioner herein cultivating a Ganja (Cannabis) plant and seized 6.540 kgs of Ganja (cannabis) plant from the possession of accused. The accused was arrested and remanded to the judicial custody on 29.10.2025 and a case was registered against him for the above said offences.
3.
Heard Sri M. Rathan Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri Arun Kumar Doddla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the alleged offences and even according to the prosecution, the petitioner was not found at the place of offence and he is falsely implicated in the present case and the material is collected to show that the petitioner is the owner of the said land and he cultivated the said Ganja (Cannabis) plant and he is in jail from 29.10.2025. 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 the investigation is still pending and 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 herein is in jail from 29.10.2025 and the seized quantity of the ganja is 6.540 kgs, which is an intermediate quantity. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, and the duration of incarceration, this Court finds it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner/accused, subject to the following conditions.
i.
The petitioner/accused 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 learned Principal Judicial First Class Magistrate, at Jangaon.
ii.
The petitioner/accused 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/accused 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: 01.12.2025 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15396 of 2025 Date:01.12.2025 TU