Rina Devi 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.16737 of 2025 DATE: 22.12.2025 Between:

Rina Devi .... Petitioner/accused No.3 AND The State of Telangana, Through R.P.S Sec-bad.

.... Respondent/Complainant ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail, who is arrayed as accused No.3 in FIR.No.607 of of RPS-Secunderabad (GRP Secunderabad) Police Station, GRP-Secunderabad, 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 11.11.2025, the police of RPS Secunderabad on reliable information had conducted inspection in Secunderabad railway station and seized 18.823 kgs of Ganja from the possession of accused Nos.1 to 3 and they seized 9 kgs of Ganja from the possession of the petitioner herein. 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 Syed Osman, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations and she is not transporting the same consciously and she is in jail from 11.11.2025 and the seized quantity of ganja is 18.823 kgs of ganja, which is an intermediate quantity and 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 seized quantity of ganja is 18.823 kgs of ganja. However, he informed that there are no other cases 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 is in jail since 11.11.2025 and the seized quantity of the ganja is 18.823 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 petitioner/accused No.3, subject to the following conditions.

i.

The petitioner/accused No.3 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 II Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Railways, at Secunderabad.

ii.

The petitioner/accused No.3 shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.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/accused No.3 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: 22.12.2025 TU

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.16737 of 2025 Date:22.12.2025 TU