Telangana High Court
Manav Singh vs The State Of Telangana on 21 May, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MADHAVI DEVI
CRIMINAL PETITION No.7849 of 2026
DATE: 21.05.2026
BETWEEN:
Manav Singh
.....Petitioner/accused No.5
And
The State of Telangana.
.....Respondent
ORDER
The petitioner-accused No.5 filed the present application
under Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,
2023, seeking to grant bail to him in Crime No.9 of 2026 of
Dhoolpet, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under
Sections 8c r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act‘).
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2. The case arose out of the contraband seized by the
prosecution, i.e., 30.15 kgs of dry ganja. Due to which, the
petitioner was arraigned as accused No.5.
3. Heard Mr. Umesh Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner
and Mr. Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor
appearing for the respondent-State.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the
petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the case.
The petitioner was apprehended and he is not having criminal
antecedents. Hence, learned counsel prayed this Court to enlarge
the petitioner on bail.
5. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor
opposed for grant of bail stating that the allegations leveled
against the petitioner are serious in nature. Further, the
investigation is not yet completed. Hence, he prayed the Court to
dismiss the criminal petition.
6. In the light of the submissions made by both the learned
counsel and a perusal of the material available on record, it
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appears that the contraband seized 30.15 kgs of dry ganja, which is
a commercial quantity. Further, in view of rigour of Section 37 of
NDPS Act, the petitioner is not entitled for the bail. Hence, this
Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and the same is
liable to be dismissed.
7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed.
Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand
closed.
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JUSTICE T.MADHAVI DEVI
Date: 21.05.2026
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THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MADHAVI DEVI
CRIMINAL PETITION No.7849 of 2026
DATE: 21.05.2026
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