The High Court · 2025

Petition under Section 480 & 483 of BNSS prayrng that in the circumstances stated in the i\4emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge Petitioner/ Accused No 3 on regular bail in Cr. No. 2'17 of 2025 of Police Station Mokila on the file of the Hon'ble Court of l- Addrtional Drstflct and Sessions Judge. Rangareddy Drstrict at LB Nagar on any condition and any other order whrch the court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may be also passed in favor of the Petitioner/ Accused No. 3 in the interest of JUStice. This Petition coming on for hearing. upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petrtron and upon hearing the arguments of Sri PASHAIT/ TRIVIKRAM REDDY .Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Sole Respondent. The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SIJ.IANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.t2295 of 2C2S ORDER: Seel<ing rhr: Clollrt to enlarge lher pc,rrtr,,r cr. uho is irrrayed as :tcr:ttscd No.3 in Crimc No.2 17 ol ).O2 i ol' Ivlokila [']olict' Stettron. (]r,ber:rbad Commissionerat(., (,r l;ail. Lhe l)rcscnt Ci-ir:rrr.rirl lttiLion is filccl. .2. The bt ici lar:ts ol that on 06.07.2O2r, thr. S r ; [nspccror .f Poir.e, M.ki i'L Policc Statio^, rcceivecl credilrr,r ; rlbrrn,lion tlr:rt lilur p('rs()ns \.t crc transporting ganja rrclu Ilrindavan V( ntur( . Kollur (iirte. Basing upon the inlbrmarior., rhc poiice , rrlonq ui1 h nl..diirl()rs and Lhc Clr-tcs Team, c.onrli:, lcrl a rericl trrtd apprchr,ndcd lour persons ceirrl,ing backp.ri l<s. Lipor-r ch<:ckrnq, I (., packcts of ganja u,cighing 3g.Ol3 <iloqrams, along u,ith flvr: rnobile phoncs and Rs.2,OOO/- rrr r.lrslt, ,,r,.cre sr:rzcd from tIrt ir- ltossession under :r pzl.:r:h:rnztmlr. 3, l{t'arcl Sri p;.tsham Trivikram Recid5., lorin.rl c:ounsel appcarir-rg on bchalf ol the petitioner as rr.ell as Sr i l). Arun i I I I j I I I ) SKS,J Crl.P.No.12295 of 2o25 Kumar, learned Aclditional Pultlic Prosecutor appcaring rrrr belriill of thc rcspondcnt Stat(l .1 Learncd counsel lirr lhe ltctitioncr submit tecl that thc peLitioner has been falselv implicatccl in the prcsent case and has no connection u.ith thc irllcgccl offencc and that thc pctitioner is an innocent and lar,r'abiding citizcn belonging tcr a respectable family, ar-rd Lherc is no rnaterial to shovv his involvement in the allcgccl tnrnsportarion of ganjri. The counsel further submitted that no contrarband u,as seizcd from thc posscssion of thc petitioncr, and his arrcsL is solcly bascd on suspicion. Thercfore, hc praved thc Court to grant bail to thc pctitioncr by allou'ing this crimir-ral pctition.

5. C)n the other hancl, Ic.rrne d Adclitional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made bv the learned counscl for the pctitioner stating that thc petitioner is ei drug pcddlcr. He furLher submitted tl'rat tht' invcstigation is in progrcss and if the petitioner is relc:rsed on bail, a[ this stage, he may Lamper u,ith the evidencc and may thrcatcn Lhc witncsses. Hcnce, he prayed the Court to disrniss the crirninal petition. J SKS,J Crl ?.1o.1iL,95 of 2025

6. This Court, considt:ring submissions n'rarl.r l;r, lroth the le:irrtt cl <'r rrnsei :rrrd rr:',.icu.irr1i Lhe rnatr:t-iirt vrrir;rblc on t-ei'orci. it i: rrolcrl lhat th(' conl('ntion oI the lt<.t ] r illr ri-itL ll)(. cast rs lals,', lictitior,rs. and fabrrcated, the casc r,: s r-r,1isrcr-r.cl \\-i1h()uL foilorrint the duc proccrlure. Hon,cvcr-, r.t: Arjriitionrrl Prtblic ProsecLltor opposes bail citing comrnt.r:.r;,rl . ju.intllr,, rrcrgltinq 3E i-).23 kgs o1-gzrnja_ At this st.ige, il i.. r)r.rl inL.nl lL) no(r Se crion 3 r ol' rhe NI)PS Act, u,hich rez,ids as iiirlr.r : -.J; ()lf('nces to l)e cognizable and non ltaLl,., ll (ll :;ot\vithstan(ling anrthing containe(l r,r rh( (loril rl-Crrnrir.r:rl I,rocedurc, 1973 12 of 191 )) lr) cr'< rr offerrt'e prrnistrable ltnder this Act sl]it_ ll(, cor lr r rz t lt lt'; (l)l no Dcrs()n at:crrserl of an offencc punishabl, LJ()llin.cs under ser:tion lg or section 24 tr s<., -l7r\ an(i :rlso Ior offenccs invoh,illg coml:r.. <lurLntr r] slrall be relcasccl on bail or- on hrs l ror i! Ltu Iess lr)r ' ,t ,1 r,lll )", lt (i) t I)(' t)u blic olll)or tllnitv to rr:lcrtse anri Prosecutor oppose tl'te has beeu rlirrr .n appliczrtion for srrtr (ii) L'.1- er-e the Public Proseculor opposcli aplr ica:ron, the court is satisfied that thcre ri::rsorri.ltk' grounds lor believing that hc is .l i -lt ( r (,1 l I i4F! +t*.. <l tI;_ r-:- ' :: \-: r \, -r-I 4 SKS,J Crl.P.No.12295 of 2025 gurll\ of such of[cncc au(l tl]ar lrc is ot Iikel\ Lo commit an\ olfence rvhilc cin bail. (2) 'l'lte Lirnrtatiol)s on grzrnt[]q ol b;ri) spr-cificcl rn claLrsc (tr) ol sut) scction (ll are ln a(l(lrtlon to Llle lrI]lititlions rrrrtier tltc Corlc ol ('nrlillitl I.)rocr:r]ur-e. 1973 12 ol lq74) o. an\ otlrer la\\ ii,r lhc rimc b( lig in forcc orr granting o[ bail.'

7. In vieu, thereof, Section 37 of the Ni)pS Act mandertes tiral offcnccs involving commerci:ll qllantiri( s be non bailable, ro.luiring rcasonable grounds to belicvc thc accr-rsed is not guilty and Llnlikely to cornmit lurther off-enccs r,vhi]e on bail, (]iven Lhc serious allegations agzrinst [he petrtioncr, tl-ris Court is not satisfied lhat conditions lor gran ting b:ril ur-rder Sectlon ll7 are mct. 'fherefore, the crimin:rl pctition l:rcks merit and thc samc rs liablc lo be dismissecl.

8. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissccl Miscellaneous applicertions, i[ :rnr. pencling, shall stand closed iBt,[r"ili,'AIIi.YAXI //TRUE COPY// I SECTION OFFICER To, 1 I!3;1oo'''on"' District and sessions Judge, Rangareddy Drstrict. at LB

2. The lVlcxrla F'o ce Station Cyberabad. Telangana' 3 One CC tc SR PASHATM TRIVIKRAIV REDDY Advoca a iCPl-JCl 4 One CC to SRI PUBLIC PROSECUIOR Advocate [OUTI f .Two CD CoPies I)K P\i *"ryr I I HIGH COURT DATED:08110,t2025 ORDER CRLP.No.12295 of 2025 lX- !l \ l (' z o .), *l 0 6 l'l!l/ ztui sr!n I (.r