ORDER :

1. This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner/accused No.3 under Section 437 & 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking bail in Crime No. (C.O.R.No.) 157 of 2022 of Station House Officer, Prohibition and Excise, Zaheerabad, Sangareddy District, registered for the offence under Section 8 (C) read with Section 22 (b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985.

2. Heard Sri V. Gopalakrishna Gokhaley, learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.3 as well as Sri T.V. Ramana Rao, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the Respondent / State and perused the record.

3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 05.12.2022 at about 09:30 AM., the Prohibition and Excise Officials having reliable information regarding illegal transportation of Narcotic drugs from Goa to Hyderabad, by a Car bearing No. TS 07 GZ 9957 passing through the Prohibition and Excise check-post at Chiragpally, on National Highway No.65. On watch, the Excise Officials stopped Polo car and found three male and one female persons and searched the car. The two Gazetted Officers, who are available in Excise team have searched the accused No.1 and found one capsule of cocaine which