Khilla Dhana v. The State of Telangana,
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: K. SUJANA
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2025-12-18. Khilla Dhana v. The State of Telangana,. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND T\NENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 15731 OF 2025 Between: aoe 29 vears, Caste 1. Khilla Dhana, S/o' Paramananda, S{o- P3rm. ananda' P),Chitrakonda Block, Hariian. occ'Fiiibt, nyo diiariguda (V)' Guntawq{a(G p g0 g n N o. 2527 1 35 iil'r i{"li'g il 5i itiiii, o'o iinl siitel ... PETITION ER/ACCUSED. l F-armer' Bajing,-aoe 26 vears, Caste Harijan, Occ 2. Raiendar Baiing, S/o Darnu gtocr,Nltilkangiri ,Fj,cnitriionoi District, R/o disarigddt M, G91! qrya! -a-(c OOisna Sta-te, Ph. No. 9692527 135' ... PETITION ER/ACCUSED. 2 AND -'. :'B! ,? :frfts^[3i:iy'Jl]f{"3'33,li*11,onerate, I:? ":lf,E? 8fl ifinf, l,fu -Cuotic piosecutor, H i g h Court, Hyderabad R. R. District, ;"d:' l;y lG ... RESPON DENT/COMPLAINANT the Petition under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS praying ! n11..
in Grounds of criminal Petition' the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of bail in connection e-nlarg. e the petitioner herein on High court may oe pteasg{ ! o TG Anti of Stition Cyberabad Narcotics' with Crime No. o7'oi 2025 Police (TGANB) Station, i,irr"otrct Bureau Police Ranga Reddy District' This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Reddamaina Thirupathi, Advocate for the Petitioners and Sri Arun Kumar for the State of Telangana' Doddla, Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court a Hyderabad on behalf of the Respondent' ORDER: The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELAITGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No. 15731 of 2ol25 DATE: 18. L2. 2O25 Between: Khilla Dhana and another Petitioners/ Accused Nos. 1 & 2 AND The State of Telangana, through S. H. O.
, Police Station Cyberabad Narcotics, TG Anti Narcotics Bureau (TGANB), Cyberabad Commissionerate, R. R. District, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court, Flyderabad. Respondent/ Complainant ORDER This criminal petition is filed under Section 480 & 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS) by a the petitioner/accused seeking enlargement on bail in connection vvith Crime No. O7 of 2025 of Cyberabad Narcotics Police Station, Telanganrr Anti Narcotics Bureau (TGANB). The \ I , -r* . i, -. - r \': r-') sKs,J Crl. P. I{o. 15731 of 2O25 \ offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 8(c) read with 2O(b)(iiXCl, 27A and,29 of the NDPS Act and Secrion 25(1-B)(b) of Arms Act, 1959. 2. The brief facts of the case are that, based on credible information, on 04-OB-2025, the police conducted vehicle checking and found accused Nos. 1 and 2 in possession of huge quantity i. e. , 847 kilograms of ganja.
Consequently, a case was registered against the petitioner*s and other accused for the above mentioned offences. 3. Heard Sri Reddamaina Thirupathi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners as well as Sri Arun Kumar Doddle, learnecl Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent - State. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that accused No. l is a driver and accused No. 2 is a cleaner of the I alleged vehicle and have been in jail since 05. 08. 2025 and that that petitioners are innocent and have no connection whatsoever with the offences in question, as the contraband was not in their conscious possession and that the material part of investigation is completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioners by allouring this criminal petition. I I l sxs,J Crl. P. [o. 15731 of 2(),15 5.
On the other hand, the learned Additional public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, stating that the contraband involved in this case, namely 847 kilograms of ganja, constitutes a huge quantity. He further submitted that accused No. t had previously been involved in three crimes under the NDpS Act and is a habitual offender and that the investigation is still in progress and that, if the petitioners are released on bail at this stage, they may tamper with the evidence and threaten the t witnesses. Hence, he prayed the Court to dismiss tJ.. e criminal I petition. 6. Having regard to the rival submissions made by both the learned counsel and upon perusal of the material placed on record, it is noted that the petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos. l and 2 and have been in judicial custody since 05. 08. 2025. The seized contraband, i. e.
, 842 kilograms of ganja, constitutes a huge quantity, a and there exists a previous criminal history against accused No. l. The investigation is still in progress. In view of Section 37 of the NDpS Act, offences involving commercial quantities are non-bailable and require reasonable grounds to believe that the accused are not guil$r and are unlikely to commit further offences while on bail. Given sKs'. , a Crl. ero. 1573l ol2025 the serious allegations against the petitioners, this Court is not satisfied that the conditions for granting bail under Section 37 of the NDPS Act are met. 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, shall stand closed. SD/. L. VIJAYA ASSI NT REGIST //TRUE COPY// OFFICER To, 1 Special Judicial First Class Excise Magistrate -+um- V onal Metropolitan Magistrate -cum- V Additional Junior Civil Judge ,L. B.
Nagar, Ranga Reddy District. 2. XIV Metropolitan Magistrate,Hayathnagar, Ranga Reddy Distirct, 3. The Station House Officer, Cyberabad Narcotics Police Station, TG Anti Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) Cyberabad Commissionerate Rangareddy District. 4. One CC to'Sri. Reddamaina Thirupathi, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, . Hyderabad [OUTI 6. Two CD Copies. PSK/PsL J<s HIGH COURT DATED i1811212025 tii. Si4 o ORDER (J 1 6 JA}| ? 026 CRLP. No. 15731 of 2025 * ; DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION I<s -/,ft-a
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