(PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY)

1. Accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.138 of 2025 registered by Belagavi Rural Police Station, Belagavi for offences punishable under Section 20 (b)(ii)(B) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 are before this Court in this petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS

2023 seeking regular bail.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

3. FIR in Crime No.138 of 2025 was registered by Belagavi Rural Police Station, Belagavi against the petitioners herein for the aforesaid offences based on the first information dated 26.07.2025 received from Santosh Dalawayi, Police officer attached to Belagavi Rural Police Station, Belagavi. During the course of investigation of the said case, accused Nos.1 and 2 were arrested on 26.07.2025 and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. Their bail application filed before the Jurisdictional Sessions Court in Crime No.138 of 2025 was rejected on 06.08.2025.

Therefore, they are before this Court.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners having reiterated the grounds urged in the petition submits that the seized contraba