IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.17715 OF 2025 DATE : 07.01.2026 Between :

Biren Naik & another … Petitioners/A.1 & A.2 And The State of Telangana, Rep., Through its Public Prosecutor High Court of Telangana … Respondents/Complainant : ORDER :

This criminal petition is filed under Section 480 & 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioners/A.1 and A.2 seeking their enlargement on bail in connection with Crime No.116 of 2025 of Prohibition & Excise Police Station, Hayathnagar. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Section 8(c) r/w.20 (b)(ii)(C) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’).

2. The facts of the case are that on 09.09.2025 at about 8.20 A.M, the Prohibition and Excise Police, RR Zone conducted a route watch and at RFC Main gate, Abdullapurmet, Ranga Reddy District, they found two persons in illegal possession and transportation of Dry ganja weighing about 21.33 kgs and seized the same. As such, a case was registered against the accused for the said offences.

3. Heard Sri Seshagiri Rao Yelamanchili, le