Hyderabad, May 28 -- The Telangana High Court has granted conditional bail to an accused arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, following a forensic report that confirmed the seized substance was ephedrine-not mephedrone as initially alleged by police.

Ephedrine is not classified as a scheduled material under the NDPS Act, which played a crucial role in the court's decision.

The bail order was issued while hearing a petition filed by the accused, who was arrested in November 2024 in a case registered at Bibinagar police station under the Rachakonda commissionerate.

The case involved the seizure of drugs valued at over Rs 20 crore from a clandestine manufacturing unit in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district. ...