Telangana High Court
Chadalavada Aneel vs The State Of Telangana on 30 March, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA
CRIMINAL PETITION No.3711 OF 2026
DATE :30.03.2026
Between :
Chadalavada Aneel
... Petitioner/A.1
And
The State of Telangana,
Rep., by its Public Prosecutor,
High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad,
Through Station House Officer,
Police Station Maheshwaram
... Respondent
: ORDER :
This criminal petition is filed under Section 480 & 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by the petitioner praying to enlarge him on bail in connection with Crime No.282 of 2024 of Maheshwaram Police Station, in SC NDPS No.15 of 2025 on the file of I-Additional District & Sessions Judge, Rangareddy District at L.B.Nagar. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 8 (c), r/w.20(b)(ii)(c) and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act').
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2. The facts of the case are that on 29.07.2024 at about 18:30 hours, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Maheswaram Police Station, received credible information that two persons, a man and a woman aged about 35-40 years, were transporting ganja from Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad for sale. After informing his superior officers and obtaining necessary permission under the NDPS Act, he secured the presence of mediators and proceeded along with his staff to Saraswathiguda Gate on the Srisailam Highway. At about 13:58 hours, the police apprehended the said persons while they were travelling in a bus carrying three luggage bags. On enquiry, they disclosed their identities as Chadalavada Anil and Ammireddy Venkatalakshmi and voluntarily confessed that they were transporting ganja. Upon informing them of their rights under Section 50 of the NDPS Act and conducting search in the presence of a Gazetted Officer, 24 packets of dry ganja weighing about 50.42 kilograms were recovered from their possession. The contraband, along with mobile phones and other material objects, was seized under a panchanama, and the accused were arrested. Basing on the complaint police registered the case against the accused for the above offences.
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3. Heard Sri P.Keshava Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent- State.
4. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner herein is arrayed as A.1 in this crime, investigation is completed and charge sheet is also filed and the same is numbered as S.C.NDPS.No.15 of 2025 on the file of I- Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. It is contended that though the prosecution alleges seizure of 50.42 kgs of ganja from the accused on 29.07.2024, the petitioner is innocent, has no criminal antecedents, and is a respectable person with family responsibilities. The learned counsel further submits that as charge sheet is already filed petitioner is not required for further custodial interrogation. Petitioner is in jail from 30.07.2024 and he undertakes to cooperate with the trial and abide by any conditions imposed by the Court. The earlier bail application was dismissed on 27.02.2026, and the present petition is the first bail application before this Court. Hence, prayed this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail by allowing this criminal petition. -4-
5. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed bail stating that the contraband seized from the accused is a huge commercial quantity, as such, in view of rigor of Section 37 of the NDPS Act, petitioner is not entitled to bail and prayed to dismiss this petition.
6. Having considered the rival submissions and upon perusal of the material on record, this Court finds that the contraband allegedly seized from the accused is of commercial quantity. In such circumstances, the rigor of Section 37 of the NDPS Act squarely applies. However, considering that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 30.07.2024, this Court deems it fit to direct the trial Court to conclude the trial and dispose of S.C.NDPS No.15 of 2025 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (6) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
7. With the above direction, this Criminal Petition is disposed of.
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date :30.03.2026 Rds