HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 22690 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sr. No.108 out of 185) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard Sri Ikram Ahmad, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri R.P. Patel, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.0203 of 2026, under Section 8/20 of The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station- Civil Lines, District Moradabad, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case with a view to cause unnecessary harassment and to victimize him. A false recovery of 1.124 kg of charas has been foisted on the applicant. There is no report of the chemical analyst to corroborate the allegations that the alleged contraband is charas. There is no compliance with the mandatory provisions of Section 52-A of the N.D.P.S. Act. Two cases under the N.D.P.S. Act have been foisted on the applicant at a go. The criminal history of six more cases assigned to the applicant stands explained. The applicant is languishing in jail since 05.04.2026. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 5. Learned State Law Officer has vehemently opposed the bail application. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Asar Mukhtar, Ikram Ahmad Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shakir Nepali .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 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 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. 7. Let the applicant- Shakir Nepali, 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. September 8, 2026 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 22690 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad