THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 4151 of 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.2, seeking bail in Crime No.1221 of 2024 of Chandanagar Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) read with Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

2. Heard Sri Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent-State.

3. No representation on behalf of the petitioner in the morning session and in the afternoon session, either physical mode or virtual mode.

4. The case of prosecution in brief is that on 29.11.2024, on receipt of information that one person was illegally transporting ganja in Mahindra XUV Car bearing No. TS.22.H.5068, the seizing officer has intercepted the accused and found 57 kgs of ganja and seized the same.

5. According to the petitioner, he is innocent and he did not commit the alleged offence and he was falsely implicated in the present crime. Basing upon the confession statement of other accused