Girmagouni Srivani v. The State of Telangana
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: J SREENIVAS RAO
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-04-10. Girmagouni Srivani v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
[ 33031 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAO FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITIO N NO: s380 0F 2026 Between: Aged about 38 Occ Girmagouni Srivani, Wo Giramagouni Sudheer, ^Yrs' Muthangi Village' Patancheru House"wife, R/o. Plot No. 53, Tanmai Homes' Mandal, Sanga ReddY District. ... Petitioner/Owner of the Property AND its Public Prosecutor' High Court for the 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by State of Telangana through PS Gummadidala Prohibition and Excise' Ranga Reddy' 2. The Deputy Commissioner of ... ResPondents Petition under section 503 (2) r/w 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum oidrounds of criminal Petition, the High court may be pi"a. "a to pass appropriate orders directing the respondents to release^the L Gray foiO stoda Volkswagen Vw vrrtyg Plus 1 5 Carbon Steel i"1,t. n"r 'tr/etalic -!
f Color vide bearing ruoI rs 15FP 3882 is in the custody of the police certificate. Gummadidala on furnishing petitioner indemnity bond/solvency the Memorandum of Grounds This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing ofCriminalPetitionanduponhearingtheargumentsofSriA,VenkataNarayana petitioner Lnd Sri- Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned R"Joy, noro"ate for the of the Respondents' Additronal Public Prosecutor on behalf The Court made the following: ORDER . -r-t-rit'= V Bi IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OT- I T]LANGANA AT HYDERABAD -tHIi, HONoTIRAI]I-E SRI JT]STICE J. SRE,I]\ IVAS ITAO CRIMINAL PETI'I'ION No. 5380 of ,126 Date:10. 04. 2026 Bctu een (iirmagouni Srivani . Petitior i r/accused No. 4 AND The State of 1-c langana. ttep. b1 its Public Prosecutor. High Coult tbr the State ol'l'elangana, through PS GLrrnrnadidala and another. .. Respondents ORDER I'his (lrirninal Petition has been filed all .
r'ieved by the dismissal order passed by the I Additional Distri t arld Sessions JLrdge at Sangareddy in Crl. M. P. No. 252 of 2026 in NDPS. SC. No. 160 oi 1025 (Crime No. 23 I o 2024 of P. S Gummadiclala) seeking interim custody of the per ioner's vehicle namelv Volks Wagon car bearing registration No. --i. l5-FP-3882 2. I{eald Vr. A. Venkata Narayana Reddy, lerr ned counsel tbr the pctitioner'. ancl \4r. Jithcnder Rao Veerz tlalla, leamed Additional Public l)rosecutor tbr the respondent-. 3. Learned counsel lor the petitioner subrnitted that the petitioner/accused No. 4 is the owner of the Volks Wagon car bearing registration No. TS-15-FP-3882 and the said vehicle rvas seized by the Station House Officer, Gummadidala, in respect of Crime No. 23 i of 2024 which was registered lor the oflence under Section 8(c) read with 22(C) and 29 ol the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, "the NDPS Act") on the alleged ground that accused No.
4 being the owner of the vehicle got knowledge that the contraband i'e, dry gania has been transporting in the said vehicle. He lurther submitted that the petitioner has fited an application seeking release ol the vehicle belore the leamed I Additionat District and Sessions Judge' properl1' Sangareddy'. However, the trial Court, without considering the contentions raised by the petitioner, erroneously dismissedthesaidapplication. Thevehiclehasbeeninthecustody oI Station [louse Offlcer, Gummadidala Police Station, lor the past is one year and half year. He lurther submitted that the petitioner which are going to be ready and rvilting to abide by the conditions is submitted that the petitioner imposed b. '- this Court. He lurther using the vchicle lor her personal use and unless the vehicle is released, the petitioner will be put to great hardship' ,/ It @? r+-lr-r-. --/ ---t-- t? 4. Per contra, learned Additional public pros:cutor submits that the petitioner''s r.
ehicle was handed over bl,tlr. police belore thc Drug Disposal Conrmiitee and ,was later the vehi,:lc given lbr interi,r sal-e custody to the station llouse officer.. riummadidala Police Station. a. d the said vehicre was kept in rhc poiice Station 'l'hLrs, preuriscs. the pctitioner is nor entitled rt seek interim custod_v of the vehicle rill disposal of the said case I efore the Trial Court 5. Ilaving considered the rival submissions rnade by the respective parties and alier pen-rsal of the record, it eveals tha[ the petitioner's vchicle was seized in respect of Crime I o. 23 I ol 2024 dated I1. 12. 2014 and since then. the vehicle is rrr( er thc custody olthe Policc of Cumrnadidala police Station. -l'aking 6. into consideration thc peculiar lacts anc t;ircumstances of the case, the impugned order passed by the I Ac< itional District and Sessions Judge at Sangarcddy in Crl. M. p. No -52 of 2026 in NDPS SC. No. 160 ol 2025(Crime No.
23 I of 2024); ; set aside and this Court is inclined to grant interim custody of r. re petitioner,s vehicle nanrell Volks Wagon car bearing registri t on No. TS_ l5- FP-3881, sutriccr ro the condition rhat the petirione. ;hall execute a personal bond tbr a sunr ol'Rs. I,00,000/- (l{upees I ne I_akh only) of the with two sureties each lor a like sum to the satisfaction and Sessions Judge at Sangareddy and learned I Additionat District she shatl not alienate the an unde(aking that also on her lumishing trll tl. re disposal ol its physical features' vehicle, shall not change the proceedings, and she shall produce the vehicle as and when required. Rcspondent No'2 shalt write to the RTA authority not to rransler the vehicle in f-avour ol any third party till the disposal of NDPS. SC. No. I60 ol' 2025 (Crime No'23 I ol 2024 of P'S' Curnrnadidala) on the file of the I Additional District and Sessions Judge at Sangareddl . 7.
Accordingty, the criminal petition is disposed of' Pending miscellaneous applications, il any' shall stand closed SD/- P. C. SULEKHA DEVI ASSISTANT REGISTR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, Mag te At Sangareddy 1 The Judicial First Class-Cum Special Mobile 2 The I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Sanga dy The Station House Officer, Gummadidala Police Station, SangareddY District J 4 Two CCs to the Public P rosecutor, High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad louTl 5. bne iC to Sti A. Venkata Narayana Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD Copies GNK/PSL /19 c2,,q HIGH COURT DATED: 1010412026 1. - E \) le )i O i) () ? ll? fi 1 i A? fi ii ORDER CRLP. No. 5380 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITI()N qa{ w m[k\% w.
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