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.1371 of 2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Suresh Chandra Bhatt, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Siddhartha Bisht, learned AGA for the State. 3. Present applicant–Mukesh Singh S/o Pushkar Singh Thapa is seeking regular bail in relation to first information report dated 14.07.2025 bearing FIR No.0013 of 2025, Police Station Ranikhet, District Almora, wherein the present applicant along with one Ankush Singh Danu have been implicated for the offence punishable under Section 8/20 read with Section 60 of the NDPS Act, 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 (Charas), which is shown to be recovered from the present applicant, is 710 grams, which is below commercial quantity, and, furthermore, there is no proper substantial compliance of Section 50 of the NDPS Act and also there is no independent witness. 5. It is also contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the other co-accused, namely Ankush Singh Danu, has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 06.08.2025 and claims parity. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant also submits that the present applicant is having no previous criminal history. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that the present applicant is a student pursing B.Pharma course at Amrapali University, Haldwani, District Nainital and he is presently a 4th year student and holds a commendable academic record. 7. On the other side, Mr. Siddhartha Bisht, 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 below commercial quantity and the applicant is having no previous criminal history and the other co-accused, namely, Ankush Singh Danu has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 06.08.2025. 8. After hearing the arguments as advanced by learned counsel for the applicant and further taking into consideration that the alleged contraband, which is shown to be recovered from the present applicant, is below commercial quantity and the applicant is having no previous criminal history, this Court is of the view that the applicant deserve for bail on the ground of parity. 9. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 10. Let the applicant, namely, Mukesh Singh, 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. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 08.08.2025 R.Bisht