IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.1163 OF 2026 DATE : 05.03.2026 Between :

Prakash Pawar @ Prakash … Petitioner/A.8 And The State of Telangana, Rep., by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad … Respondent/Complainant : ORDER :

This Criminal Petition is filed praying this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No.8 in Crime No.140 of 2025 of Khanapur Police Station, Warangal. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 8(c) r/w.20 (b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’).

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 01.09.2025 at about 12:00 hours, while the Sub-Inspector of Police, P.S. Khanapur, was on patrolling duty, he received credible information that some unknown persons were moving suspiciously at the outskirts of Chilukammanagar, near Chilukalagutta, and were involved in illegal activity. He immediately proceeded to the spot along with his staff and noticed four persons with plastic bags who, on seeing the police, attempted to escape. The police apprehended them along wi