Goundla Mallesham 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.18056 of 2025 DATE: 19.01.2026 BETWEEN:

Goundla Mallesham .....petitioner/accused No.2 And The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad.

.....Respondent/complainant

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 480 & 483 of Bharaitya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No.2 in Crime No.332 of 2025 of Sangareddy Town

Police Station, Sangareddy District. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 8 (c) r/w. Sections 21(C), 22(C), 27(A), 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act'). 2.

The brief facts of the case are that on 29.08.2025 on reliable information about manufacturing of Alprazolam in a house at Ganesh Nagar, Sangareddy Town, the S.I of Police, Sangareddy Town Police Station along with his team rushed to the said place at 17:00 hours, and conducted raid in house bearing No.5-1-92/12/g/A/1, Ganesh Nagar, Sangareddy Town and two individuals were found manufacturing Alprazolam. Upon entering the house, the police discovered various apparatus including glass flasks, water baths, and drums in the hall and two bedrooms. The individuals identified themselves as Goundla Srinivas Goud engaged in agriculture and real estate, Goundla Mallesham, who is running a tiffin center. Their confession statements were recorded and the police seized 270 grams of Alprazolam and raw material used in preparing the contraband from the possession of accused under cover of panchanama and registered a case against the accused for the above offences.

3.

Heard Sri K.Venumadhav, 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.

The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that basing on the confession of A.1, the petitioner herein was arrested and recorded his confession statement showing him as A.2 and he is falsely implicated in this case. Except the alleged confession there is nothing on record to link the petitioner to the alleged offence. No recovery is made from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is in jail from 30.08.2025 and most of the investigation is completed. The petitioner is running a tiffin centre and no other cases are pending against him. Hence, prayed this Court to grant bail to the petitioner.

5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed bail stating that the quantity involved is a huge commercial quantity and in view of rigor of Section 37 of NDPS Act, petitioner is not entitled for bail and prayed to dismiss this petition.

6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and a perusal of the material available on record, it appears that the petitioner is in jail since 30.08.2025. As seen from the record, the material part of the investigation has been completed and L.Ws.1 to 10 witnesses have been examined.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the incarceration period of the petitioner, this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: i.

The petitioner 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 Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Sangareddy District.

ii.

The petitioner 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 petitioner 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: 19.01.2026 SAI

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.18056 of 2025 Date: 19.01.2026 SAI