THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12222 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No.1 in Crime No.88 of 2025 of Palavancha Rural Police Station, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 20.06.2025, the police intercepted the accused and seized 37.650 kilograms of ganja from the possession of accused Nos.1 to 3. The accused were subsequently arrested, and a case was registered against them vide Crime No.88 of 2025 for the aforementioned offence.

3. Heard Sri Veera Babu Gandu, learned counsel appearing petitioner, and Sri Arun Kumar Doddla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent-State.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated. The prosecution failed to follow mandatory provisions of the NDPS Act, including Sections 42, 50, and 52-A, and did not adhere to the seizing methods and sampl