Padambahadoor Takebahadoor@ Tika … vs The State Of Telangana on 21 May, 2026

Telangana High Court

Padambahadoor Takebahadoor@ Tika … 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.7903 of 2026
                          DATE: 21.05.2026


BETWEEN:


Padambahadoor Takebahadoor @ Tika Rahul


                                        .....Petitioner/accused No.2


                                And


The State of Telangana.
                                                    .....Respondent


                               ORDER

The petitioner-accused No.2 filed the present application

under Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,

SPONSORED

2023, seeking to grant bail to him in Crime No.990 of 2025 of

Kushaiguda Police Station, registered for the offences punishable

under Sections 8c r/w 22(c) and 27(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., 12 LSD bolts weighing 0.2 grams. Due to which,

the petitioner was arrayed as accused No.2.

3. Heard Mr. Kodari Mallikarjuna, 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 no

substance was found in the possession of the petitioner and that

the petitioner was arraigned as accused basing on the confession

statements of the co-accused which is not permissible in view of

the Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Tofan Singh v. The

State of Tamilnadu 1. Further, the petitioner was apprehended and

remanded to judicial custody on 18.03.2026 and the investigation is

substantially completed. 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
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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

appears that the contraband seized 12 LSD bolts weighing 0.2

grams, 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.

____________________
JUSTICE T.MADHAVI DEVI

Date: 21.05.2026
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THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MADHAVI DEVI

CRIMINAL PETITION No.7903 of 2026

DATE: 21.05.2026

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