The High Court · 2025

Balaji. S/o vanamoju Ramachary Aged 26 years occ pnvate Job Rio sri sai nagar near hanuman temple sainkpuri VTC Malkajgiri ...PETTTTONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1 The State cf Teiangana, through S.H O. Malkajgiri Poh and Excise Station Medchal tr/alkajgiri Distflct, rep. by its Publrc Prosecutor, High Cout1, Hyderabad ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS Petition under Section 480 & 483 of BNSS praying that rn the circumstances stated rn the Memorandum of Grounds of Cnminal Petition the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the oetitioners herein on batl in connectton with COR No.54 of 2025 o^ the file of SHO, Malkajgiri Prohibrtion and Excise Station. Medchal l\4alkajgiri District, This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri REDDAIVAINA THIRUPATHI ,Advocate for the Petttioner and Sri. Arun Kumar Dodla the Addl. Publrc Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Sole Respondent The Court made the following: ORDER r' THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJ,ANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.L2424 of 2C/.25 ORDER: This crintinal 1tc:tition is Iiiccl by tltc 1 r,ritioncr/A.i st:cki.g reg,lirr ttail i'r conlrr:r:ti,rr *.ith C.O.R.N.:,1 .l 12025 of Mall<ajgiri Irr olribition ancl Flxr.isc StitLion, Medt:lr,rl M:rlkajgirr District. l hc o''icrrr,'c.s allcgcil :rgainsr tl.rc pctitiorr,:r irrr. uncli:r. Scr--tions 8 (r ) r,,'i,rcl u,ith 22 (c) and 2O (b)(ii)(A) o1. llrc. Nzrrcotic Drr-Lgs urtrl t,s., r:horropic Subst:t rrccs Act, 19g.. (lor short .NI)PS ACt,).

2. 'lhe cr:lsc ol rhc ltrosecution is that on 20.0:l.2()25 or.r reli:rble i.lbr'na tiou altout sitlc of MDMA, r,t,hcr r rhc [ixcisc Sub Inspccto: oi tkrli<.c, 1:rrocccclcd to prcmiscr; bctrr_irrg H. No.29 144) I 149. Sri Sai N:rgar, Ne redmct Vril:rgr: thc pctrlioner \\'ilri Prescnt irr thc saicl housc and whr n sczrrchccl the housc, titt' policc [ouncl 22. i0 grams of MI)MA, (r,60 grams of O(i anci one vchiclc. ancl rnobile phones. .l,hc were recor..crrd under the <:ovcr of panchitn:t n:ts ancl registered tl'rt t: rsr: :rgtri,st Lhe accused lor the :r tovt: saicl offenses. 2 *+

3. Heard Sri R ThirupaLhi' Ienrncd counsel lor the pctitioner :Lnd Sri Arun Kumar Doddta ' 1e arned Adclitiotral Public Prosecutor appcaring on behalf oi respondcrnt Stzrte'

4. The conter-rtion ol lcarnccl counsel for thc pctitioncr is that the petitioner u'as arrested on 20'O6 2C25 atrd since thct.l he is languishing in jail and thzrt carlier thc pct itioner along with A1 and A2 filed Cr1 P No 8426 of 2025 :rnd the samc q'as dismissed on the ground that thc investigation in still in progress, later thc petitioner along with A2 filcd Crl ' P No 98 1 9 of 2025 ancl the same was dismissed on 13 08 2025 on thc grourt<l that there are no changed circumstances He asscrted of 2025 u'hich s'as that the petitione r fiied Crl P'No' 1 1051 also dismisscd observing mcrc passagc ilscll constitute changed circumstanccs' that the petitioner has got flrxed abode and thev arc ready Lo lurnish sureties ancl abide by thc conditions that may be imposed by this Court and undertake to cooperaLe u'ith lhc irrvc st.igation. As such, prayed this Collrt to grant bail to the of time does I'tot in He furtl-rer submitted pctitloner.

5. On the other hand' learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed bail on the ground that the contraband seized from 3 the accuscd rs a hugc commcrcial quantity and ir is rr:covered from all tlt. rr..c:rrscd Furthcr lhc i'rr.estigar i.rr is 1.1u1 yg1 complct.ci ir!rrl ilt rllis st:rge. if thc ltetitionr-:r- is rr,lc: sccl o. bail. it lnil\ (.itLlse harclship t() the investigating lrgcn(:1, ancl therc arr: rr,r r.ha.gccl circulrstil.c.s from Llrt, t:irrlicr bzril applicatio,. ,r\s s,ch, pral,cd this C.urt lo clisrnrss ttris bail applica I ion.

6. Har,'inc rr.garcl Lo thc rival submissions nt rrlc and on going througil t hc lnaterial placcrl on record, it is ilol(.d that lhc contcnliort oI learnecl cour.rscl for petitionr:r r:; thzrt the case agerinst ilrt pciitioner is l:rlsc and fictitious, ,,i l-cr<::rs, the learncd Addirjo:rai public prosecLltor opposes 1lr( p(.rition, cjting that s( iz(d contrabancl is r.ommercial quill)tirr,. .l.hat being so, nt tltrs st:rgc, il is pc,rtincr-rt to notc Secttr.n 37 of thc NDPS Act, u.hrr.I- reacls as undcr: '.17. )lli nces ro bc cosrrizablt. ancl non_ltailablc (l) N()l\\ Ihstanding anr thirrg (.oul:tinc.l in the Corlr of Cr rninill l)roceclurt:, jc)73 1.2 ot lg74), -(a) e\(.r ofli:n< c lturrishatrle trnclt.r this Act shall tP cogrtr::irlt c, (lt) no grcrson ar:cused of ar.r ofli:nce punishable l,,r 1[offr:rrc'cs under section l9 or scctiorr 24 or se(]tiorl 4 27 A and also fot offcnces ini'olving commercial quantitl'l shall bc released on bail or otl his o$n lrond unlcss (i) rhe Public opportunitS- to l\1)secu tor ol)l)ose the has bccn application grven an lbr such release. and (ir) \1I-Lere the l)ublic Prosecutor opposes applrr:ation, thc court is satisfied tllat there r-easonairlc grorrrltis for believrng that he is guiltl ot such ol-foncc and that he is not likcl1 cornrnit anY oiltllcc rr hilt: oll bail- (2) The limrtalic.rns on grantrng of bail specilied tn clausc (b) o[ sut) sc(]tion (1) arc in addition to the limitations uttclcr the Corlc of Criminal Proccdure, 1973 12 ol 19711 or an| othcr law for the time being in force ot.r granting of bail." I"rom lhc above extracted portion, it is clear lhat Section 7. 37 ol thc NDPS Act mandates that offences involving commcrcial quantities l;e non bailabte, requiring reasonable grollnds to believe thc accused is not guilty and unlikely to commit furlher offenccs while on bail Given the scrious allegations against lhe pctitioncr, this Court is not satislied that conditior-rs for granting bail under Section 37 are mct' 5

8. In liglht of thc above discussion, this Cr Lrt is o[ thc opinion that thcrc- arc nr; rnt:r.its in [his crimitrtr pettrion ancl tl'rc samc rs iiablc 1o }rc disrnisscd. L Ac:cordirrglv, this Cril.rinal Pctition is dismi.;sed Misccllaneous trpplit':ttions, if an1, pcndinr, shall stzlnd c lo sccl To, SD/. K.BHAVANI SWAMY ASSIS,TANT REGISTRAR ,TRUE COPY' SiECTION OFFICER I 1 The I Additional Judrcral Firtst Malka.lgrrr District. Telangan, "'utt Maglstrate at Kusharllrda l\4edchal O ivlatkajgrrr prohrbition ancj Excrse Statron, Merjchat Ivlatkajgiri

2. I REDDAI/AINA THIRUPATHI AdVOCAIC CIPUC] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Advocare IOpUr)l IirirP"," 3. One CC to SRt 4. One CC to Snt

5. Two CD Copies PK/PSL HIGH COURT DATED:25109t2025 DISMISSED CRLP.No.12424 ot 2025 l0 3^ e\ e s,ni ii1 .) ,.. (r z ,i 06 ttolj 2[6 n416u\-11-