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BA1 No. 920 of 2025 Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J.
Mr. Vikas Singh Yadav and Mr. Kurban Ali (through V.C.), learned counsel for the applicant.
2. Mr. Chitrartha Kandpal, learned Brief Holder for the State.
3. The applicant – Vansh Agarwal, who is in judicial custody in connection with Case Crime/FIR No. 0019 of 2024, under Sections 8/20/27/60 of NDPS Act, registered at P.S.- Rikhnikhal, District Pauri Garhwal, has sought his release on bail.
4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.
5. In this case, FIR was lodged on 02.07.2024, alleging therein that on 02.07.2024 at about 02:30 a.m., during the routine patrolling duty, Police party, after having suspect, stopped a car bearing registration number – DL5CH5577 Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire. Two persons came out of the car and started running. Police party chased them and caught them. After being inquired, they told that they have ganja in the vehicle. When searched, 52.6 Kg. ganja was recovered from the possession of the present applicant.
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Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that as per the FIR, the inventory was prepared on the spot and FIR was lodged later on, but, the inventory
report contains the FIR number. It is further submitted that Magistrate concerned has not certified the inventory report, as per Form 4 in Rule 8 of Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (Seizure, Storage, Sampling And Disposal) Rules, 2022. Learned counsel for the applicant has annexed the arrest memo, in which the grounds of arrest have not been mentioned. It is further contended that applicant was arrested from the spot, but, despite that, FIR number is mentioned in the arrest memo.
7. Per contra, learned State Counsel vehemently opposed the bail application.
8. Having considered the submissions of
learned counsel for the parties and after going through the material available on record, this Court is of the view that it is a case fit for bail and the applicant deserves to be enlarged on bail.
9. Accordingly, the present bail application is allowed.
10. Let the applicant be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned.
(Alok Mahra J.)
21.11.2025 Ujjwal