Chintada Saikumar v. The State Of Telangana, Through Police Station Yellandu,

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.17960 of 2025 DATE: 06.01.2026 BETWEEN:

Chintada Saikumar .....Petitioner/A.6 And The State of Telangana, Through Police Station Yellandu Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad.

.....Respondent/complainant : ORDER :

This Criminal Petition is filed praying this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No.6 in Crime No.359 of 2025 of Yellandu Police Station, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, registered for the offences punishable

under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B), 27(A) and 29 of NDPS Act.

2.

The brief facts of the case are that on 06.11.2025, based on prior information, the police intercepted a car along with two escorting motorcycles near Yellandu and allegedly seized 19.872 kgs of dry ganja and 960 ml of hashish oil, followed by arrest of the petitioner and his remand to judicial custody on the same day.

3.

Heard Sri B. Muralidhar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had not committed any offence and that the alleged contraband was not recovered from his conscious possession and that mandatory provisions under Sections 42, 52-A and 57 of the NDPS Act were not complied with in respect of search, seizure, sampling and reporting. He further submitted that the seized quantity is less than commercial quantity and the investigation is substantially completed. The petitioner is

a private employee and eking out his livelihood and that there is no likelihood of tampering with evidence. 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 petitioner is a drug peddler. He further submitted that the investigation is in progress and if the petitioner is released on bail, at this stage, he may tamper with the evidence and may threaten the witnesses. Hence, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition. 6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and a perusal of the material available on record, since the seized contraband from the petitioner is of intermediate quantity, the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 06.11.2025, and as the material part of investigation is already completed, this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: i.

The petitioner-A.6 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 Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Yellandu.

ii.

The petitioner-A.6 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-A.6 shall abide by the conditions stipulated in 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: 06.01.2026 Rds

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.17960 of 2025 DATE :06.01.2026 Rds