HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35294 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sr. No. 54 out of 278) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Ravish Kumar Singh learned counsel for the applicant, Sri V.K.S. Parmar learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 180 of 2026 under Section 8/20 of The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station- Jaitpura, District Varanasi, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that 9 kg 240 gm of ganja is said to have been recovered from the possession of the applicant, which is below the commercial quantity. The applicant has been implicated in the present case by the police to show good work. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 08.08.2026. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 5. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration that there is no compliance with the mandatory provisions of Section 50 and 52-A of the N.D.P.S. Act, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima-facie the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. Versus. Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rajesh Tripathi, Ravish Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rahul Gupta .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 7. Let the applicant- Rahul Gupta, be released on bail in the aforementioned case crime on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with the conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required. 8. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. October 5, 2026 Suraj Srivastav BAIL No. 35294 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SURAJ SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad