HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL First Bail Application No. 202 of 2025 Bala ….....Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ….….Respondent Present:- Mr. B.S. Koranga, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Vikas Kumar Guglani, Advocate for the applicant. Ms. Rangoli Purohit, Brief Holder for the State. Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) Applicant is in judicial custody in FIR No.40 of 2025, under Sections 8/21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (“the Act”), Police Station- Jaspur, District- Udham Singh Nagar. She has sought her release on bail. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. According to the FIR, on 27.01.2025, 30.20 grams smack was allegedly recovered from the possession of the applicant. 4. It is the case of the applicant that the alleged recovery is false; her detention is illegal; the allegedly recovered quantity is less than commercial; she is not a previous convict. 2 5. Learned State Counsel would submit that the bail rejection order reveals that the applicant has a criminal history, but it does not reveal that the applicant is a previous convict. 6. 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. 7. The bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant be released on bail, on her executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Ravindra Maithani, J) 13.02.2025 Ravi Bisht