Sagar Pawar @ Sagar 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.17048 of 2025 DATE: 24.12.2025 Between:

Sagar Pawar @ Sagar .... Petitioner/accused No.4 AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

.... Respondent ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail, who is arrayed as accused No.4 in FIR.No.617 of 2025 of Dundigal Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(C), 20(b)(ii)(C) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985.

2.

The brief facts of the case are that, on 22.06.2025, the police intercepted the Tata Nexon Vehicle near ORR Exit No.5 and recovered 43 packets wrapped in brown adhesive tape containing flowering and fruiting tops suspected to be ganja. Later, on weighing the same, they found 120.17 Kgs of ganja and the same was seized from the possession of accused Nos.1 to 3. 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 L. Sai Kumar Yadav, 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 in jail since 22.06.2025 and it is a third bail petition and even after completion of 180 days, no charge sheet is filed and he is falsely implicated in this case 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 contraband is 120.17 Kgs of ganja, which is a huge commercial quantity and he is not entitled for the bail.

However, he informed that there are no other cases pending against the petitioner and the charge sheet is not filed. 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 22.06.2025 and the seized quantity of the ganja is 120.17 Kgs of ganja. However, charge sheet is not filed in this case even after completion of 180 days and there are no other cases pending against the petitioner 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 petitioner/accused No.4, subject to the following conditions.

i.

The petitioner/accused No.4 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 I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, at Kushaiguda.

ii.

The petitioner/accused No.4 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.4 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: 24.12.2025 TU

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.17048 of 2025 Date:24.12.2025 TU