HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL First Bail Application No. 18 of 2025 Savej ….....Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ….….Respondent Present:- Ms. Sheetal Selwal, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. Siddharth Bisht and Mr. Himanshu Sain, Brief Holder for the State. Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) Applicant is in judicial custody in FIR No.131 of 2024, under Sections 8/21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station Kathgodam, District Nainital. He has sought his release on bail. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. According to the FIR, on 15.12.2024, 13.20 grams smack was allegedly recovered from the possession of the applicant. 4. It is the case of the applicant that there is no independent witness; alleged recovered quantity is less than commercial; he is not a previous convict. 2 5. Learned State Counsel would submit that the bail rejection order does not reveal any previous conviction of the applicant. 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 his executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned. (Ravindra Maithani, J) 10.01.2025 Ravi Bisht RAVI BISHT Digitally signed by RAVI BISHT DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=ded921477e34a304cbcb0b52d4a59f37e6d2018d38d0b669a 5c068799391e6bb, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AA64B1F44E60E652AE5485ED764961E4E52FD29C6F03 C20917020ED093405536, cn=RAVI BISHT Date: 2025.01.10 01:25:27 +05'30'