Jodu Akhil Vs The State of Telangana

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail, who is arrayed as accused No.1 in FIR.No.167 of 2025 of Koyyur Police Station, Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985.

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The brief facts of the case are that, on 16.11.2025, the police on reliable information had conducted raid and seized

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1.215 kg of dry Ganja from 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.

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Heard Sri J. Purnachandra Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondentState.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations and he is in jail since 17.11.2025 and the seized quantity of ganja is 1.215 kg of dry Ganja, which is an intermediate quantity and there are no other cases pending against the petitioner herein and he is a student and prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition.

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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. However, he informed that there are no other cases

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pending against the petitioner. Therefore, he prayed the Court

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to dismiss the criminal petition.

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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 17.11.2025 and the seized quantity of the ganja is 1.215 kg of dry Ganja, 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.1, subject to the following conditions.

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i. The petitioner/accused No.1 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 Principal District and Sessions Judge, at Bhupalpally.

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ii. The petitioner/accused No.1 shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a

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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.

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iii. The petitioner/accused No.1 shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).

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