ORDER:

This criminal petition has been filed under Section s 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 , seeking to enlarge the petitioner- accused No. 7on bail in crime No. 40of 2014 of Maredimilli Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 20 (b) (ii) (B)read with Section8 (c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 .

CASE OF THE PROSECUTION:

2. On 26-07-2014 at about 2 p.m. at the outskirts of Somireddypalem of Maredumili Village, on Maredumilli to Chintoor Road, the Inspector of Police, Maredimilli Police Station, along with his staff and mediators found and arrested accused Nos. 2 to 9 while they were transporting 400 K.Gs. of Ganja. Thereafter, the police seized the contraband, arrested accused Nos. 2 to 9 and remanded them to judicial custody. It is the further case of prosecution that accused No. 1 escaped from the scene.

CONTENTIONS OF LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER:

3. Sri V.Sateesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner is innocentand has been falsely implicated in the alleged offence, without any cogent evidence linking to the commission of the crime.