Kethavath Praveen Kumar v. The State of Telangana
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: K. SUJANA
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Case summary
High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-03-10. Kethavath Praveen Kumar v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on...
Judgment text
[ 338s I THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, TFIE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJAN,A. IA No. I OF 2026 IN CRLA NO: 127 OF 2026 Between: Kethavath Praveen Kumar, S/o Harinayak ... Appellant /Accused No. 4 (Appellant in CRLA 127 OF 2026 on the file of High Court) AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana At Hyderabad ... Responderrt/Complainant (Respondent in-do-) Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri J P SRIKANTH Counsel for the Respondent : Additional PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Petition under Section 430 ( I ) of BNSS praying that in the circurnstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the petition, the I{igh Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner on bail by suspending the order passed in SC. NDPS No. 24 ol 2022, dt.
2911212025 on the file of Special Sessions Judge for Trial of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985'Cum - I Additional Sessions Judge at Khammam, pending disposal of CRLA No. 127 of 2026, on the file of the High Court. The Court made the following ORDER This Interlocutory Application is filed with a prayer to enlarge the petitioner on bail by suspending the sentence imposed against the petitioner dated 29. t2. 2O25 passed in S. C. NDPS No. 24 of 20. 22 by the learned Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under the Narcotic ( t I b,' J (NDPS) 7 Drugs and Psycho'lropic Substances Act, I985-cum-I Additional Sessions Judge, Khammam. The petitioner was convicted under : Section 235. 21 CI. P. C. for the offence punishable under Section 8(c| read with Section 2O(bXffXCf of the NDPS Aet and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for twenty years and to pay a line of Rs.
2rOOrOOOl -, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprlsonment for six months. Heard Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecut:or appearirrg on behalf of the resprurdent. Learned ,r:orrnsel for the petitioner submittred that he is having good grounds to succeed in the appeal and th,e final hearing of the appeal may be talcen considerable time. Therefore, he prayed the Court to allow this petil:lon. On the other hand, the learned Addltional Rrbltc Prosecutor appearing fo,r resrpondent, opposed the bail petition, colrtendlng that there ls no :illega. llty in the order of the trial Court and that the trial Court has rtghtly passed the impugned orde:r. Therefore, while advocating that there is ample evidence on record agalnst the petitioner, he pr:ryed the Court to dlsmiss the petition. Peruse,d the contents of the aflidavit filed in support of the petition.
In the light: of the submissions made by b,nth the learned counsel and upon perusal of the material available ri)rr record, though the v' counsel for the petitioner contended that there were clear violations of Section 42 of the NDPS Act, the judgment of the trial Court shows that samples were collected and marked as M. O. 3 from the contraband. Further, there are clear allegations against the petitloner at thls stage. Therefore, considering the gravity of the allegations, this Court is uot lnclined to grant bail to the petitioner, and the petition is tiable to be dismissed. Accordingly, this Interlocutory Application is dismissed. I Sd/. M. NAGAMANI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYII SECTIO OFFICER To, 1. The Special Sessions Judge for Trial of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Cum - I Additional Sessions Judge at Khammam. 2. The Superintendent, District Jail, Khammam. 3. One CC to SRI. J P SzuKANTH Advocate IOPUC] 4.
Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad tourl 5. One spare copy l. l€fi6::;r. \ HIGH COURT / SKS, J DATED: 10103/20i',6 ORDER I. A. No. 1 of 2026 hTE $"i CEL t IN CRLA. No. l27 of'2A26 L $& {. . t \\\ L) t { lf DESP I. A. DISMISSED
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