IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA Date:23.01.2026 Between:

Mirijimla Akhil Kumar and another …Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 and 3 And State of Telangana, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad and another.

... Respondents

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners-accused Nos.2 & 3 in CC No.631 of 2022 on the file of the XV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class Ranga Reddy District at Ibrahimpatnam, registered for the offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(A) and 27 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’).

2. Heard Sri Rapolu Bhaskar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners herein are accused Nos.2 and 3 and that no contraband was seized from them and they have no acquaintance with accused No.4 and that the petitioners are falsely implicated in this case, which is just based on the confession of the co-accused and hence, prayed to quash the proceedings.

4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that the petitioners are found in possession of the contraband and the police could seize the same and that the police have ample evidence to prove the offence against the petitioners herein. Therefore, he prayed to dismiss the petition.

5. Perused the record.

6. It is alleged that accused No.1 has purchased three packets of ganja from accused No.4 and gave one packet each to accused Nos.2 and 3. On credible information, LW.1 along with the other official witnesses went to the forest area of Nadergul X Roads and caught hold of the accused Nos.1 to 3 red handed, along with three packets of ganja, each packet weighing 5 grams and one Honda Active vehicle. Thus, accused Nos.2 and 3 were found to be in possession of ganja. Thus, the allegations prima facie point out the offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(A) and 27 of Narcotic Drugs of the NDPS Act against the petitioners. LWs.2 to 4 are listed as eye- witnesses in the charge sheet. The sample, which was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for opinion, was found to be ganja as per the opinion of the Expert, who is listed as LW.11 in the charge sheet. The veracity of these witnesses and the opinion of the expert have to be evaluated during the course of the trial. The truth or otherwise in the allegation can be culled out only after a full-fledged trial. Hence, it is deemed appropriate to dispose of the petition by dispensing with the attendance of the petitioners before the trial court.

7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of dispensing with the attendance of the petitioners before the trial court provided they are represented by a counsel before the trial court on every date of hearing and shall appear before the trial court as and when their presence is required during the course of trial.

Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

____________________________ JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA January 23, 2026 KTL