ORDER :

The petitioner is before this Court calling in question proceedings in Crime No.30 of 2021 registered for offences punishable under Sections 25 and 3 of the Indian Arms Act, 1959 and Sections 8(c), 20(B)(ii)(c) of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (‘the Act’ for short).

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of the present petition, as borne out from the pleadings, are as follows:-

On 26-05-2021 on the basis of a report submitted by the 2nd respondent/Police alleging that on 25-05-2021 when they were on rounds, they received credible information that one accused involved in a dacoity case is on the run towards Moodabidri in a car and they followed the said car and found the car being driven by Mohamed Farooq. The petitioner was seated in the car and another Eicher Truck was moving towards Moodabidri. Both the vehicles were intercepted and the dickey of Skoda car was searched which resulted in unearthing of 60.60 Kgs. of Ganja. The Eicher Truck which was also seized was searched and such search resulted in recovery of 157 Kgs. of Ganja. It was seized and the accused were arrested and produced before the Police for further action. The Special Court under the A