THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9278 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking anticipatory bail to the petitioners/accused Nos.3 and 4 in COR No.77 of 2025 on the file of Prohibition and Excise Station, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 8(c) r/w. 20 (b) (ii) (B) of Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, “the NDPS Act”).

2. The case of prosecution in brief is 25.06.2025, the petitioners along with other accused were found in possession of 3 kgs. of dry ganja. Basing the same, the above crime was registered.

3. Heard Ms.Snigdha Katta, learned counsel for petitioners and Mr.Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State.

4. Learned counsel for petitioners submitted that petitioners have not committed alleged offence and they were falsely implicated in the above crime, basing upon the confession statement given by the other accused.

She further submitted that the alleged contraband was seized from the other accused, hence the provisions of the NDPS Act are n