THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8329 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner/accused No.10 seeking anticipatory bail in the event of her arrest in Crime No.42 of 2024 of Prohibition and Excise Police Station, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad, 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 17.12.2024 at about 7.15 p.m. on reliable information regarding illegal possession and transportation of dry ganja, the Prohibition and Excise Inspector of STF C-Team, Hyderabad, and staff along with the panchas conducted raid at opposite to Saibaba Temple Lane, Beside Victoria Ground, Chaderghat, Hyderabad, and found accused Nos.1 to 4 were in possession of 20.5 Kgs. of dry ganja and on enquiry, they revealed that they brought the ganja on the instructions of accused Nos.9 and 10 from accused Nos.5 and 6, who were standing beside them, and they are going to transport the ganja to accused Nos.11 to 13 to sell loca