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SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s
order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
BA1 No.1182 of 2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.
1. Mr. Basant Singh, learned counsel for the applicant.
2. Mr. V.S. Pal, learned AGA for the State.
3. Present applicant– Rajkumar S/o Angad Lal is seeking regular bail in relation to first information report dated 26.05.2025 bearing FIR No.0153 of 2025, Police Station Gadarpur, District Udham Singh Nagar, wherein the present applicant has been implicated for the offences punishable under Section 8/18 of the NDPS, 1985.
4. It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated and the alleged contraband, which is shown to be recovered from the present applicant, is 1.004 kg of Afeem, is a non-commercial quantity. He further submits that there is no substantial compliance of Section 42, 50 and 52 of the NDPS Act and no independent witness of the alleged recovery.
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Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that the applicant has no previous criminal history and is languishing in jail since 26.05.2025.
6. On the other side, Mr. V.S. Pal, learned AGA for the State has not disputed this fact that the alleged contraband, which is shown to be recovered from the present applicant, is a non-commercial quantity, and he has no previous criminal history and is languishing in jail since 26.05.2025.
7. After hearing the
arguments as advanced by learned counsel for the parties and further taking into consideration that the alleged contraband, which was shown to be
recovered from the present applicant, is a non-commercial quantity and the applicant has no previous criminal history, therefore, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserves for bail.
8. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the present bail application is allowed.
9. Let the applicant, namely,
“Rajkumar,” 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.
10. It is made clear that after being released on bail, if the applicant is found to be indulged in any such activity, then the trial Court is directed to take immediate steps for cancelling the bail.
(Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 10.07.2025 R.Bisht