Sohel Rana 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.16481 of 2025 DATE: 17.12.2025 Between:

Sohel Rana and another .... Petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

.... Respondent/Complainant ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioners on bail, who are arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2 in COR.No.163 of 2025 of Prohibition and Excise Police Station, Serilingampally, 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 16.11.2025, the police on reliable information had conducted a raid and seized 2.5 kgs of Ganja form the possession of accused Nos.1 and 2. 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 D. Suryanarayana, 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 17.11.2025 and the seized quantity of ganja is 2.5 kgs of ganja, which is an intermediate quantity and there are no other cases pending against the petitioners and the material part of the investigation was already completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioners by allowing this criminal petition.

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. However, he informed that there are no other cases

pending against the petitioners. 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 petitioners are in jail from 17.11.2025 and the seized quantity of the ganja is 2.5 kgs of ganja, which is an intermediate quantity and there are no other cases pending against the petitioners herein.

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 and 2, subject to the following conditions. i.

The petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- each (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge, Rangareddy District, at L.B.

Nagar.

ii.

The petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 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 and 2 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: 17.12.2025 TU

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.16481 of 2025 Date:17.12.2025 TU