THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8398 of 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition has been filed under Section

482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner/accused No.4, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.123 of 2024 on the file of the Station House Officer, Kethepally Police Station, Nalgonda District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’).

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today in the morning hours, at request of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the matter was passed over. In the afternoon, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner either physical mode or virtual mode.

3. Heard Mr. Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent-State.

4. The case of prosecution in brief is that accused Nos.1 to 3 were found in possession of 73.825 kgs. of ganja, while they were transporting the same in white colour Verna car belonging to Uttar Pradesh State from Suryapet side towards Hyderabad and they were arrested and seized th