Shilasagar Pavan Karthik v. The State Of Telangana,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.15850 and 15853 of 2025 DATE: 05.12.2025 Between:
Mohammed Khaja Mohinoddin and others .... Petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 AND The State of Telangana, Through Proh. & Excise Station Bhadrachalam, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad, .... Respondent/Complainant COMMON ORDER:
These Criminal Petitions are filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioners on bail, who are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 4 in COR.No.308 of 2025 of Prohibition & Excise Station, Bhadrachalam, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that, on 07.11.2025, the police had conducted route watch in front of Road Transport Office, Kunavaram Road, Bhadrachalam, the petitioners were coming on a bike and on observing police, they suddenly tried to run away, the police party chased and caught hold and questioned them and seized 10.900 kgs of dry Ganja from the possession of accused Nos.1 and 2 and 7.800 kgs of dry ganja from the possession of accused Nos.3 and 4 and in total the seized quantity is 18.700 Kgs of dry Ganja. The accused were arrested and remanded to the judicial custody and a case was registered against them for the above said offences. 3.
Heard Sri B. Muralidhar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent of the said allegations and they are in jail from 07.11.2025 and the seized quantity of ganja is 18.700 kgs of dry ganja, which is an intermediate quantity. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioners by allowing these criminal petitions.
5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the
petitioners stating that the alleged offences are of the NDPS Act and the seized quantity of the Ganja is 18.700 kgs of dry Ganja, which is a huge quantity and therefore, they are not entitled for the bail. However, he informed that there are no other cases pending against the petitioners. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petitions.
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 petitioners herein are in jail from 07.11.2025 and the seized quantity of the ganja is 18.700 kgs, which is an intermediate quantity. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, the duration of incarceration and the seized quantity, this Court finds it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4, subject to the following conditions.
i.
The petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), each with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of
the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, at Bhadrachalam.
ii.
The petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 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 petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).
7.
Accordingly, both the Criminal petitions are allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 05.12.2025 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.15850 and 15853 of 2025 Date:05.12.2025 TU