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9 paragraphs · 201 wordsRavindra Maithani, J
Applicant is in judicial custody in Case Crime No.255 of 2024, under Sections 8/20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (“the Act”), Police Station- Ramnagar, District- Nainital. He has sought his release on bail.
Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
According to the FIR, on 18.08.2024, 10.160 Kgs Ganja was allegedly recovered from the possession of the applicant.
It is the case of the applicant that the alleged recovery is in defiance of the provisions of the Act; there is no Forensic Science Laboratory Report; he has been falsely implicated; the allegedly recovered quantity is less than commercial; he is not a previous convict.
Learned State Counsel would submit that the bail rejection order does not reveal any previous conviction of the applicant.
Having considered, this Court is of the view that it is a case fit for bail and the applicant deserves to be enlarged on bail.
The bail application is allowed.
Let the applicant be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned.