Harjot Singh, Vs State of Telangana — Narcotics (NDPS) | Telangana HC (2025)

Harjot Singh, Vs State of Telangana — Narcotics (NDPS) | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty to the petitioner-accused to file an appropriate application before the learned trial court for release of vehicle Registration No. TS 08 JZ 0005; the trial court to dispose of such application on merits and in accordance with law; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stood closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the proceedings in COR No.6 of 2025 (alleged offence under Section 8(c) read with 22(a) of the NDPS Act) pending with the Station House Officer, Sangareddy, should be quashed. +2 more

Court's answer

The Court expressly declined to go into the merits of the quashing prayer and disposed of the Criminal Petition without adjudicating it.

Ratio / Principle

Liberty was granted to the petitioner-accused to file an appropriate application before the learned trial court for release of the vehicle (Registration No. TS 08 JZ 0005).

Key takeaways

On such application being filed, the learned trial court is to dispose of it on merits and in accordance with law.ratio¶29
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.obiter¶33

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Crl.P. No. 1692 of 2025 (High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, Smt. Justice Juwadi Sridevi, 06-02-2025): Filed under Section 528 BNSS, the petitioner-accused prayed for quashing of proceedings in COR No.6 of 2025 dated 20.01.2025 on the file of the SHO, Sangareddy, registered for the alleged offence under Section 8(c) read with 22(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act; an interim application additionally sought stay of further investigation and release of the petitioner's mobile phone and car. During arguments, counsel confined the prayer to release of vehicle Registration No. TS 08 JZ 0005, submitting that the petitioner was not its owner. Without going into the merits, the Court disposed of the Criminal Petition, granting liberty to file an appropriate application before the learned trial court for release of the vehicle, the trial court to dispose of it on merits and in accordance with law; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stood closed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THURSDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE JUWADI SRIDEVI

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 't692 OF 2025

Between:

larjot^{Singh- S/o Sarbjeet. Singh, Age 25 years, Occ:private} Employee, R/o D - 403, Rajapushpa'Atria, K6kapdt, Rangareddy district.

...PETtTtONERyACCUSED(S)

AND

'1. State of Telangana, rep. by its public prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad

S.lation House Officer,, prohibition and Excise police station, Sangareddy district,

... RESPON DENTS/COMPLAI NANTS

Petition under section 528 of BNSS., praying that in the circumstances stated in the lVlemorandum of Grounds of criminal petition, the High court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in coR N.o.06 of 2o2s,dr.2o.o1 .2025,on the file of the SHO, Sangareddy.

l.A. NO: 2 OF 2 025

Petition under section 528 of BNSS., praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminil petition, the High court T1y- !9^{pleased to stay ail the furtherinvestigationin COR No.06} ;f 2025, dt.20.01-2025, on the fire of sHo, sangareddy, incruding the rerease of the petitioner's mobile and car.

This Petition coming on for hearrng, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of sri PULLABHoTLA vLS sRtcHAKRApANt, Advocate for the petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Respondent No. 1 and None Appeared for the Respondent No. 2

The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE^{JUWADISRIDEVI}

CRIMINAL PET ITION No.1692 of²⁰²⁵

ORDER

. This Criminal Petition is filed by the^{petitioner-accusedseeking} to^quash the^{proceedings againsthim in COR No.6 of 2025 on the file of} the Station House Officer,^{Sangareddy, registered for the alleged} offence under Section 8(c)^{read with 22(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and} Psychotropic Sr-rbstances Act.

Heard Sri Pullabhotla VLS^{Srichakrapani, learned} counsel for the^petitioner and Sri^{JithenderRao Veeramalla,learned} Additional Publir: Prosecutor^{for the State}

1-hough this^petition is filed for^{quashingthe proceedingsin} the crime, during the course of^{arguments, learnedcounsel for the} petitioner has sought for release of vehicle vide Registration No.^{TS 08 JZ} 0005. lt is also submitted that^{the petitioner is not the owner of the} vehicle.

lrr view of the above submission, without^{going into merits} of the matter, this Criminal Petition is disposed^{of granting liberty to the} petitioner-accused to file an appropriate application before the learned trial court for release of the vehicle. On such application being filed, the

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learned trial court shail dispose of the said apprication, on merits and in

accordance with law

With the above directions, this Criminal petition is disposed

of.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand

closed.

Sd/- MOHD. ISMAIL ASSI T NT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYII

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To,

0 CTION OFFICER

1 The station House officer, prohibition and Excise porice Station, sangareddy

2 Two ccs to the pubric prosecutor, High court for the state of rerangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

One CC to SRt. PULLABHOTLA VLS SR|CHAKRAPAN|, Advocate tOpUCl

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DATED:0610212025

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ORDER

CRLP.No.16fi2 ot 2025

DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION

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