THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.10953 OF 2025

ORDER :

This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner/A.7 seeking bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime/COR No.61 of 2025 of Prohibition & Excise Police Station, Dhoolpet, Hyderabad District. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 8(c) r/w.20(b)(ii)(B) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’).

2. The facts of the case are that on 07.07.2025 on reliable information the police conducted raid and seized dry ganja of 1.862 kgs from the house of Saraswathi Bai R/o.H.No.13-1- 1127, Baba Balakdas Mutt, Upper Dhoolpet, Hyderabad. As such police registered the case against the accused for the above offences.

3. Heard Sri Avinash Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri E. Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.

4. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is thatthe contraband was seized from the possession of A.1 and petitioner is falsely implicated in this case basing on the confession statement of