THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR JUKANTI CRIMINAL PETITION No.15414 OF 2024

O R D E R:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (for short ‘BNSS’) by petitioner/accused No.4 to quash the proceedings against him in SC.No.72 of 2024 on the file of I Additional District Judge Magistrate at LB Nagar.

2. Heard Sri M. Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Surepalli Prashanth, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent – State. Perused the material on record.

3. On the basis of complaint, FIR was registered bearing No.1261 of 2023, dated 30.12.2023 under Sections 8(c) read with 20 (b) (ii) (B) and 27 of N.D.P.S.Act, 1985 r/w 34 of IPC.

4. Respondent is the complainant. Charge sheet is filed in the Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Cyberabad at L.B. Nagar, dated 08.04.2024. Petitioner in the present Criminal Petition is accused No.4.

5. Gist of the complaint is that accused Nos.1 to 4 are students and it is alleged they are in the habit of consumption of Ganja. That accused Nos.1 to 3 went to Lambasingi on 23.12.2023, while returning, they purchased Ganja at Sileru, for consumption. For the purchase of Ganja a