1. Heard Mr. S. Pandit, learned counsel for the petitioner, who has
submitted that the brief story of the case involving petitioner herein is that on
03.09.2025, a vehicle bearing registration No. ML-05-R-6828 was intercepted
by the police at Sawlad Madanriting, Shillong. On search being made, about 30
(thirty) numbers of small black packets containing 200 (two hundred) pieces of
orange color tablets suspected to be Yaba (amphetamine) which is a contraband
substance was recovered, the total weight is the same being 595.07 grams.
2. The driver and the other occupant of the said vehicle were detained
by the police in this connection. The said vehicle is said to belong to Smti. Griti
Arengh, who is running a hotel at Lapalang, Shillong (Hotel City Palace Inn), it
was his said cousin sister, who has requested the petitioner to enquire as to what
happened to the said vehicle, and accordingly, the petitioner went to the place
where the said vehicle had been detained. However, on his arrival at the place of
occurrence (PO), the police have immediately arrested him without disclosing
any reasons for doing so.
