THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner-accused No.7 in CC No.1192 of 2024 on the file of VII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Hayathnagar, Ranga Reddy District, for the offences under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(A) and 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’).

2. Heard Mr.D.L. Pandu, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.Shalini Saxena, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is a student and that he is alleged to be a consumer and there are no criminal antecedents against the petitioner. He further submitted that there is no seizure from the possession of the tests to detect the trace of drug. Thus, there is absolutely no evidence to implicate the petitioner, as such, continuance of proceedings against him would be unjust. He further submitted that a co-ordinate bench of this Court has quashed the proceedings in Crl.P. No.8083 and 8748 of 2025 against petitioners therein. Hence, the petitioner is entitled to the same