HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10736 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The alleged recovery of 1,500 Kg of opium is false as there is no public witness to the said recovery. He further submits that Section 50 of the N.D.P.S Act has not been complied with. The applicant has no criminal antecedents and he languishing in jail since 27.08.2025. 3. It is further submitted that there is no possibility of the applicant of fleeing away after being released from jail or tampering with the witnesses. In case the applicant is enlarged on bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail. 4. Learned A.G.A as well as learned counsel for the N.C.B have opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts as argued by the learned counsel for the applicant. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and also considering the nature of allegations, arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties, as also the period for which the applicant is in jail i.e. since 27.08.2025; the fact that Section 50 of the NDPS Act has not been complied with; the fact that the recovered quantity is below commercial quantity; as also the fact that the applicant has no previous criminal history and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case for enlarging the applicant on bail. 6. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vashu Deo Mishra, Santosh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Akhilesh Kumar Awasthi Baliram Yadav .....Applicant(s) Uoi Thru. Narcotics Crime Bureau Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 7. Let the applicant Baliram Yadav, involved in NCB Crime/FIR No. 16/2025, Under Sections 8/18/23/29 NDPS Act, Police Station- NCB, District- Lucknow, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:- (i) The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial. (ii) The applicant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. (iii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. (iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him in accordance with law. (vi) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. (now Section 84 BNSS) is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law under Section 174-A IPC (now Section 209 of BNS). 8. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are confined to the present bail application and shall have no bearing on the merits of the trial. November 7, 2025 DiVYa BAIL No. 10736 of 2025 2 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- DIVYA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench