Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:21656 Court No. - 5 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 36466 of 2024 Applicant :- Dinesh Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Ajay Kumar Pathak,Suresh Chandra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. By means of the the bail application the applicant has prayed to be enlarged on bail in Case Crime No.120 of 2022 at Police Station-Kotwali, District-Lalitpur under Sections 8, 20, 25, 29, 60(3) of NDPS Act. The applicant is in jail since 25.02.2022. The bail application of the applicant was rejected by this Court on 21.02.2024. The following arguments made by Shri Ajay Kumar Pathak, learned counsel on behalf of the applicant, which could not be satisfactorily refuted by Shri Chandan Agrawal, learned AGA-I from the record, entitle the applicant for grant of bail: (1). No narcotic drugs or prohibited substance were recovered from the applicant. (2). The applicant was nominated in the statement of a co- accused made before the police authorities. The said statement was made while he was in the police custody. The said statement insofar as it implicates the applicant is not admissible in evidence. (3). Even as per the prosecution case other evidences in the nature of Whatsapp message are "suspected message." Suspicion howsoever grave, is no substitute for evidence. (4). Even if the message is taken on its face value, they do not in any manner depict Hawala transactions which can be connected with this offence. (5). The applicant claims congruency in role and seeks parity in relief granted to the co-accused who has been granted bail by this Court on 14.02.2023 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.55299 of 2022. (6).The applicant does not have any criminal history apart from this case. (7). The applicant is not a flight risk. The applicant being a law abiding citizen has always cooperated with the investigation and undertakes to cooperate with the court proceedings. There is no possibility of his influencing witnesses, tampering with the evidence or reoffending. In the light of the preceding discussion and without making any observations on the merits of the case, the bail application is allowed. Let the applicant-Dinesh Singh be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court below. The following conditions be imposed in the interest of justice:- (i) The applicant will not tamper with the evidence or influence any witness during the trial. (ii) The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted. Order Date :- 14.2.2025 Dhananjai Digitally signed by :- DHANANJAI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad