Telangana High Court
Mintu 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.6887 of 2026
Date: 21.05.2026
Between:
Mr.Mintu
..Petitioner/Accused No.2
And
The State of Telangana through
Public Prosecutor of High Court, Hyderabad.
PS-RPS Secunderabad.
..Respondent
ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed praying this Court to
enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No.2 in
Crime No.622 of 2025 before the RPS Secunderabad Police
Station registered for the offence punishable under Sections 8c
read with 20(b)(ii)(C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘the NDPS
Act‘).
2. The allegation against the petitioner/Accused No.2 is that
himself along with other accused were found in possession of
44.854 Kgs of Ganja and the same was seized from their
possession.
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3. Heard Sri Khaja Arajuddin, learned counsel representing
Mr.Mohammed Ghouse Pasha, learned counsel for the
petitioner and Sri M. Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant
Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent – State.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the
petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the
present case. He contended that the petitioner is in judicial
custody since 18.12.2025 and he is suffering from ill-health.
Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by
allowing this Criminal Petition.
5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed the bail
application contending that the allegations against the
petitioner are serious in nature involving offences under the
NDPS Act and that the petitioner was arrayed as Accused No.2.
He further submits that investigation is not yet completed in
this case. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal
petition.
6. On considering the submissions made by both the learned
counsel and on perusing the material available on record, this
Court is of the view that the quantity involved in the present
case is 44.854 kgs of Ganja, which is commercial quantity as
per Section 37 of the NDPS Act. In view of rigor of Section 37 of
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the NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the
petitioner. Therefore, the criminal petition lacks merit and the
same is liable to be dismissed.
7. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed.
Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this
petition, shall stand closed.
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JUSTICE T.MADHAVI DEVI
21.05.2026
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THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MADHAVI DEVI
CRIMINAL PETITION No.6887 of 2026
Date:21.05.2026
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