THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL PETITION No.5442 OF 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS, 2023’) seeking quashment of proceedings against petitioner/accused No.2 in S.C.NDPS.No.144 of 2023 on the file of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Nampally at Hyderabad.

2. The petitioner is arrayed as accused No.2 in S.C.NDPS.No.144 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w

20(b)(ii) (B) of NDPS Act 1985 & 27 of NDPS Act 1985.

3. Heard Mr.S.Ganesh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1-State.

4. The prosecution case in brief is that the petitioner’s name has came to light upon the confessional statement of other accused as consumer.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the prosecution, after investigation, filed charge sheet against the petitioner only on the alleged confessional statement of the co-accused, without any material substance. He further pleads that accused No.4 who is facing self same accusations has filed Crl.P.No.5271 of 2025 and this Co