Nakshtra Giri vs State Of Rajasthan on 8 July, 2026

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    Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur

    Nakshtra Giri vs State Of Rajasthan on 8 July, 2026

    Author: Yogendra Kumar Purohit

    Bench: Yogendra Kumar Purohit

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            HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
                           AT JODHPUR
    
     S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous 2nd Bail Application No. 12871/2025
                             CNR: RJHC010981692025
                           URN: CRLMB / 26733U / 2025
    
     Nakshtra Giri S/o Bhanwar Giri Goswami, Aged About 25 Years,
     Kachumara Police Station Nikumbh District Chittorgarh (At
     Present Lodged In District Jail Chittorgarh)
                                                     ----Petitioner
                                   Versus
     State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
    
    
    For Petitioner(s)            :     Mr. SD Purohit
    For Respondent(s)            :     Mr. Prem Singh Panwar, PP
    
    
          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT
                                            Order
    
    Arguments Concluded on 02/07/2026
    Order Reserved on 02/07/2026
    Full order Pronounced
    Date of Pronouncement 08/07/2026
    
    01-          izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls tekur dk ;g f}rh; vkosnu i= vUrxZr
    /kkjk 483 ch-,u-,l-,l- ¼439 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk½] iqfyl Fkkuk cM+hlknM+h] ftyk
    fpRrkSM+x<+ esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 239@2023] vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 8@15
    ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV o /kkjk 482 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds ekeys esa tekur ij fjgk
    fd, tkus dh izkFkZuk ds lkFk izLrqr gqvk gSA
    
    02-          cgl tekur vkosnu lquh rFkk miyC/k vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
    
    03-          izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds ;ksX; vf/koDrk dh vksj ls ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k gS
    fd bl ekeys esa izFke tekur izkFkZuk&i= cjkenxh vf/kdkjh ds c;ku ds i'pkr
    iqu% is'k djus dh Lora=rk ds lkFk fnukad 15-10-2024 dks [kkfjt fd;k x;k FkkA
    vc bl ekeys esa cjkenxhdrkZ vf/kdkjh ds c;ku crkSj ih-MCY;w02 gks pqds gSaA bl
    ekeys esa 72 ?k.Vs ds Hkhrj ,Q-,l-,y- esa uequk okLrs tkap ugha Hkstk x;kA cfYd
    tkap gsrq uequk nsjhuk Hkstk x;kA dsoy ek= bl vk/kkj ij /kkjk 52, ,u-Mh-
    ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kku dh ikyuk ugha gksuk crkrs gq, tekur ij fjgk fd, tkus
    dk fuosnu fd;kA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa esjk /;ku ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds
    U;kf;d n`"Vkar Rambabu Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr. 2025 Legal Eagle
    (SC) 1246 o ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar Wajid Ali @ Tinku
    
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    Vs. State of Rajasthan SLP (Crl.) No. 7049/2025 Dated                     09-02-2026
    
    dh vksj /;ku vkdf"kZr fd;k o bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB ds }kjk Raju Vs.
    Union of India, S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No.
    
    1886/2026 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 05-03-2026 dh vksj Hkh /;ku vkdf"kZr djrs gq,
    
    izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks tekur ij fjgk fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
    
    04-          blds foijhr ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd us tekur ds f}rh; izkFkZuk&i=
    dk l[r fojks/k djrs gq, ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd bl ekeys esa okf.kfT;d izd`fr
    dk eky cjken gqvk gS] ftlesa /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dh viokfnr ifjfLFkfr;ka
    fo|eku ugha gSA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ls ekSds ls 504 fdyks 500 xzke voS/k MksMk pwjk e;
    ckjnku ds tCr fd;k x;k gSA ,slh voLFkk esa tekur izkFkZuk&i= [kkfjt fd, tkus
    dk fuosnu fd;kA
    
    05-          eSaus mi;qZDr rdkZsa ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA
    loZizFke fof/kd fLFkfr ij bl ekeys esa fopkj fd;k tk jgk gSA /kkjk 37
    ¼1½¼ch½ ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV esa fuEukuqlkj izko/kku fd;k x;k gS fd%&
                 "37. Offences to be cognizable and nonbailable.--
                 (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the
                 Code of      Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),
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                       (a)    ------
                       (b)      no person accused of an offence
    

    punishable for [offences under Section 19 or
    Section 24 or Section 27A and also for offences
    involving commercial quantity] shall be released
    on bail or on his own bond unless–

    (i) the Public Prosecutor has been
    given an opportunity to oppose the application
    for such release, and

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    (ii) where the Public Prosecutor
    opposes the application, the court is satisfied
    that there are reasonable grounds for believing
    that he is not guilty of such offence and that he
    is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.”

    06- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa Hkkjr la?k cuke
    jkeleq> o vU; 1999 ¼9½ ,l-lh-lh- 429] Union of India Vs Rattan Mallik
    @ Habul
    2009 ¼2½ ,l-lh-lh- 624] Hkkjr la?k cuke fu;ktqnhu] ,l- ds- ,oa vU;
    2018 ¼13½ ,l-lh-lh- 738 o State of Kerala Vs Rajesh ¼2020½ 12 ,l-lh-lh-
    122 esa /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dh O;k[;k dh xbZ gS vkSj ;g Li”V fd;k x;k gS

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    fd /kkjk 37 ¼1½¼ch½¼ii½ esa tks viokn fn, x, gSa] mlds fy, fjtuscy xzkm.M gksuk
    vko’;d gSA mlh voLFkk esa tekur ij fjgk fd;k tk ldrk gS vU;Fkk tekur ij
    fjgk ugha fd;k tk ldrkA

    07- mDr U;kf;d n`”Vkrksa ds vykok ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds rhu
    ekuuh; U;k;kf/kifrx.k dh ihB ds fu.kZ; Narcotics Control Bureau Versus
    Mohit Aggarwal, AIR 2022 S.C. 3444 ds ekeys esa ekuuh; mPpre
    U;k;ky; ds iwoZ ds rhu ekuuh; U;k;kf/kifrx.k dh ihB ds fu.kZ; Collector of
    Customs, New Delhi Vs. Ahmadalieva Nodir
    (2004) 3 SCC 549 o
    ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds State of Kerala Vs Rajesh (2020)12 SCC
    122 ij fopkj djrs gq, iSjk la[;k 11] 14] 15 o 18 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k
    x;k gS %&

    “11. It is evident from a plain reading of the
    non-obstante clause inserted in sub-section (1)
    and the conditions imposed in sub-section (2) of
    Section 37 that there are certain restrictions
    placed on the power of the Court when granting
    bail to a person accused of having committed an
    offence under the NDPS Act. Not only are the
    limitations imposed under Section 439 of the
    Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 to be kept in
    mind, the restrictions placed under clause (b) of
    sub-section (1) of Section 37 are also to be
    factored in. The conditions imposed in
    subsection (1) of Section 37 is that (i) the Public
    Prosecutor ought to be given an opportunity to
    oppose the application moved by an accused
    person for release and (ii) if such an application
    is opposed, then the Court must be satisfied that
    there are reasonable grounds for believing that
    the person accused is not guilty of such an
    offence. Additionally, the Court must be satisfied
    that the accused person is unlikely to commit
    any offence while on bail.

    14. To sum up, the expression “reasonable
    grounds” used in clause (b) of Sub-Section (1)
    of Section 37 would mean credible, plausible and
    grounds for the Court to believe that the
    accused person is not guilty of the alleged
    offence. For arriving at any such conclusion,
    such facts and circumstances must exist in a

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    case that can persuade the Court to believe that
    the accused person would not have committed
    such an offence. Dove-tailed with the aforesaid
    satisfaction is an additional consideration that
    the accused person is unlikely to commit any
    offence while on bail.

    15. We may clarify that at the stage of
    examining an application for bail in the context
    of the Section 37 of the Act, the Court is not
    required to record a finding that the accused
    person is not guilty. The Court is also not
    expected to weigh the evidence for arriving at a
    finding as to whether the accused has
    committed an offence under the NDPS Act or
    not. The entire exercise that the Court is
    expected to undertake at this stage is for the
    limited purpose of releasing him on bail. Thus,
    the focus is on the availability of reasonable
    grounds for believing that the accused is not
    guilty of the offences that he has been charged
    with and he is unlikely to commit an offence
    under the Act while on bail.

    18. In our opinion the narrow parameters of bail
    available under Section 37 of the Act, have not
    been satisfied in the facts of the instant case. At
    this stage, it is not safe to conclude that the
    respondent has successfully demonstrated that
    there are reasonable grounds to believe that he
    is not guilty of the offence alleged against him,
    for him to have been admitted to bail. “The
    length of the period of his custody or the
    fact that the charge-sheet has been filed
    and the trial has commenced are by
    themselves not considerations that can be
    treated as persuasive grounds for granting
    relief to the respondent under Section 37 of
    the NDPS Act.”

    08- blh izdkj ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Union of India Versus
    Ajay Kumar Singh alias Pappu, Criminal Appeal No. 952 of 2023
    Decided on March 28, 2023 [2023] 2 Supreme 755 esa Hkh /kkjk
    37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kkuksa ij fopkj djrs vihy Lohdkj dh xbZ vkSj iSjk
    la[;k 14] 16 o 17 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k %&

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    “14. This apart, it is noticed that the High Court,
    in passing the impugned order of bail, had lost
    sight of Section 37 of the NDPS Act, which, inter
    alia, provides that no person accused of an
    offence involving commercial quantity shall be
    released on bail unless the twin conditions laid
    down therein are satisfied, namely, (i) the public
    prosecutor has been given an opportunity to
    oppose the bail application; and (ii) the court is
    satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for
    believing that he is not guilty of such an offence
    and that he is not likely to commit any such
    offence while on bail.

    16. In view of the above provisions, it is implicit
    that no person accused of an offence involving
    trade in commercial quantity of narcotics is
    liable to be released on bail unless the court is
    satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for
    believing that he is not guilty of such an offence
    and that he is not likely to commit any offence
    while on bail.

    17. The quantity of “ganja” recovered is
    admittedly of commercial quantity. The High
    Court has not recorded any finding that the
    respondent-accused is not prima facie guilty of
    the offence alleged and that he is not likely to
    commit the same offence when enlarged on bail
    rather his antecedents are indicative that he is a
    regular offender. In the absence of recording of
    such satisfaction by the court, we are of the
    opinion that the High Court manifestly erred in
    enlarging the respondent-accused on bail.”

    09- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk vius U;kf;d n`”Vkar State By The
    Inspector Of Police Vs. B. Ramu Criminal Appeal No. 801 OF 2024
    Date of Judgment February 12, 2024. [2024] 0 Supreme (SC)
    130 ds ekeys esa Hkh /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dh /kkjk ij fopkj djrs gq, enzkl
    mPp U;k;ky; dh ,dyihB }kjk ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds ekeys esa varxZr /kkjk 438
    lhvkj-ih-lh- vfxze tekur ij fjgk djus ds vkns’k ds fo:) vihy Lohdkj djrs
    gq, iSjk la[;k 9] 11 o 12 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k gS %&

    “9. A plain reading of statutory provision makes
    it abundantly clear that in the event, the Public
    Prosecutor opposes the prayer for bail either
    regular or anticipatory, as the case may be, the
    Court would have to record a satisfaction that
    there are grounds for believing that the accused

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    is not guilty of the offence alleged and that he is
    not likely to commit any offence while on bail.

    11. In case of recovery of such a huge quantity
    of narcotic substance, the Courts should be slow
    in granting even regular bail to the accused what
    to talk of anticipatory bail more so when the
    accused is alleged to be having criminal
    antecedents.

    12. For entertaining a prayer for bail in a case
    involving recovery of commercial quantity of
    narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, the
    Court would have to mandatorily record the
    satisfaction in terms of the rider contained in
    Section 37 of the NDPS Act.”

    10- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Satender Kumar Antil Vs. CBI
    & Anr
    AIR 2022 SC 3386 esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds iwoZ ds U;kf;d
    n`”Vkar Union of India Vs. K.A. Najeeb, (2021) 3 SCC 713 o Supreme
    Court Legal Aid Committee Vs. Union of India (1994) 6 SCC 731 ds
    vk/kkj ij fofHkUu dSVsxjht ds vijk/kksa ds laca/k esa /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lh- ds
    izko/kkuksa ij fopkj fd;k x;k vkSj dSVsxjh ^lh* Lis’ky ,DV tSls NDPS (S.37),
    PMLA (S.45), UAPA (S.43D(5), Companies Act, 212(6), vkfn ekeyksa
    ds laca/k esa iSjk la[;k 64 esa fuEukuqlkj foospu fd;k x;k gS %&

    “64. Now we shall come to category (C). We do
    not wish to deal with individual enactments as
    each special Act has got an objective behind it,
    followed by the rigor imposed. The general
    principle governing delay would apply to these
    categories also. To make it clear, the provision
    contained in Section 436A of the Code would
    apply to the Special Acts also in the absence of
    any specific provision. For example, the rigor as
    provided under Section 37 of the NDPS Act
    would not come in the way in such a case as we
    are dealing with the liberty of a person. We do
    feel that more the rigor, the quicker the
    adjudication ought to be. After all, in these types
    of cases number of witnesses would be very less
    and there may not be any justification for
    prolonging the trial. Perhaps there is a need to
    comply with the directions of this Court to
    expedite the process and also a stricter
    compliance of Section 309 of the Code.”

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    11- mDr U;kf;d n`”Vkar ds i’pkr ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk
    Mohd. Muslim alias Hussain Versus State (NCT of Delhi) Criminal
    Appeal No. 943 of 2023 Date of Judgment 28-03-2023 (AIR 2023
    (SC) 1648) ds ekeys esa vfHk;qDr tks fd 23 o”kZ dh vk;q dk fxjQ~rkjh ds le;
    Fkk] vkSj fnukad 28-09-2015 dks 4 eqfYteksa] ftlesa ls ,d furs’k ,dk Hkh Fkk] ls
    xkatk dh cjkenxh gqbZ Fkh vkSj ;kph dks furs’k ,dk ds c;ku ds vk/kkj ij
    fxjQ~rkj fd;k x;k Fkk] bl vk/kkj ij 7 o”kZ 4 ekg dh U;kf;d vfHkj{kk dh vof/k
    gksus vkSj 30 xokgksa ds c;ku gksus o 34 xokgksa ds c;ku gksuk ‘ks”k ekuk x;k vkSj
    lrsUnz dqekj vafry okys ekeys ij fopkj djrs gq, /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lh- ds
    izko/kku ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds ekeys esa ykxw gksuk ekurs gq, tekur ij fjgk fd;k
    x;kA
    12- iwoZ esa mfYyf[kr ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa ds
    ifjizs{; esa /kkjk 37 ¼1½¼ch½ ds rgr ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk tekur dk fojks/k
    djus dh lwjr esa tekur ds izkFkZuk&i= ij fopkj djrs gq, U;k;ky; vkjksih O;fDr
    dks rHkh tekur ns ldrk gS tc og larq”V gks fd ;g fo’okl djus ds fy, mfpr
    vk/kkj gSa fd og bl rjg ds vijk/k dk nks”kh ugha gS vkSj tekur ij jgrs gq,]
    mlds }kjk dksbZ vijk/k djus dh laHkkouk ugha gSA ;s nksuksa ‘krsZa iwjh ugha gksus ij
    tekur ij fjgk ugha fd;k tk ldrkA bl vk/kkj ij fd vfHk;qDr ds fo:)
    pkyku is’k gks pqdk gS ;k vfHk;qDr dkQh le; ls U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa py jgk gS]
    vfHk;qDr tekur dk ykHk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA ijarq ekuuh; mPpre
    U;k;ky; ds lrsUnz dqekj vafry okys ekeys ds vk/kkj ij /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lh-
    ds izko/kku izdj.k esa ykxw gksus dh voLFkk esa tekur ij fjgk fd;s tkus ij fopkj
    fd;k tk ldrk gSA /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV esa gh ;g vafdr fd;k x;k gS fd
    /kkjk 19] ;k /kkjk 24 ;k /kkjk 27, ds lacaf/kr vijk/k o ,sls ekeys] ftlesa
    okf.kfT;d ek=k ds vkfVZdy cjken gq, gSa] mu ekeyksa esa /kkjk 37 ¼1½ ¼ch½ ,u-Mh-
    ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kku ykxw gksaxsA

    13- fo}ku vf/koDRkk izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls bl U;k;ky; dh led{k
    ihB ds iwoZ esa of.kZr jktw cuke ;wfu;u vkWQ bf.M;k esa ikfjr vkns’k o ekuuh;
    mPPre U;k;ky; ds iwoZ esa of.kZr U;kf;d n`”Vkar jkeckcw cuke LVsV vkWQ jktLFkku
    o okftn vyh mQZ Vhadw cuke LVsV vkWQ jktLFkku ds vk/kkj ij eq[; :i ls ;g
    rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd /kkjk 52, dh ikyuk esa 72 ?k.Vs ds Hkhrj uequk ,Q-,l-,y- esa
    ugha Hkstk x;kA bl vk/kkj ij gh tekur ij fjgk fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;k gSA
    ftl ij eq[; :i ls fopkj fd;k x;k gSA

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    14- ekuuh; mPPkre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkar NARCOTICS

    CONTROL BUREAU Vs. KASHIF 2024 INSC 1045 ds ekeys esa ekuuh;
    mPpre U;k;ky; ds iwoZ ds U;kf;d n`”Vkar Mohammed Khalid and Another
    vs. State of Telangana Crl. Appeal no. 1610/2023 fu.kZ; fnukad 01-03-2024

    o ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds fofHkUu U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa ij foLr`r :i ls fopkj
    fd;k x;k vkSj ;g Li”V fd;k x;k fd /kkjk 52, dh ikyuk ugha gksus ek= ls
    tekur dk ykHk ugha fn;k tk ldrkA bl U;kf;d n`”Vkar ds iSjk la[;k 36 o 39
    esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k gS%&
    “36. At this stage, we must deal with the recent
    judgments in case of Simarnjit vs. State of Punjab,
    (Criminal Appeal No.1443/2023), in case of Yusuf @
    Asif vs. State
    (2023 SCC Online SC 1328), and in case
    of Mohammed Khalid and Another vs. State of
    Telangana
    ((2024) 5 SCC 393) in which the convictions
    have been set aside by this Court on finding non-
    compliance of Section 52A and relying upon the
    observations made in case of Mohanlal. Apart from the
    fact that the said cases have been decided on the facts
    of each case, none of the judgments has proposed to
    lay down any law either with regard to Section 52A or
    on the issue of admissibility of any other evidence
    collected during the course of trial under the NDPS Act.
    Therefore, we have considered the legislative history of
    Section 52A and other Statutory Standing Orders as
    also the judicial pronouncements, which clearly lead to
    an inevitable conclusion that delayed compliance or
    non- compliance of Section 52A neither vitiates the trial
    affecting conviction nor can be a sole ground to seek
    bail. In our opinion, the decisions of Constitution
    Benches in case of Pooran Mal and Baldev Singh must
    take precedence over any observations made in the
    judgments made by the benches of lesser strength,
    which are made without considering the scheme,
    purport and object of the Act and also without
    considering the binding precedents.

    39. The upshot of the above discussion may be
    summarized as under:

    (i) The provisions of NDPS Act are required to
    be interpreted keeping in mind the scheme,
    object and purpose of the Act; as also the
    impact on the society as a whole. It has to be
    interpreted literally and not liberally, which may
    ultimately frustrate the object, purpose and
    Preamble of the Act.

    (ii) While considering the application for bail,
    the Court must bear in mind the provisions of
    Section 37 of the NDPS Act which are
    mandatory in nature. Recording of findings as
    mandated in Section 37 is sine qua non is

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    known for granting bail to the accused involved
    in the offences under the NDPS Act.

    (iii) The purpose of insertion of Section 52A
    laying down the procedure for disposal of seized
    Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances,
    was to ensure the early disposal of the seized
    contraband drugs and substances. It was
    inserted in 1989 as one of the measures to
    implement and to give effect to the
    International Conventions on the Narcotic drugs
    and psychotropic substances.

    (iv) Sub-section (2) of Section 52A lays down
    the procedure as contemplated in sub-section
    (1) thereof, and any lapse or delayed
    compliance thereof would be merely a
    procedural irregularity which would neither
    entitle the accused to be released on bail nor
    would vitiate the trial on that ground alone.

    (v) Any procedural irregularity or illegality found
    to have been committed in conducting the
    search and seizure during the course of
    investigation or thereafter, would by itself not
    make the entire evidence collected during the
    course of investigation, inadmissible. The Court
    would have to consider all the circumstances
    and find out whether any serious prejudice has
    been caused to the accused.

    (vi) Any lapse or delay in compliance of Section
    52A
    by itself would neither vitiate the trial nor
    would entitle the accused to be released on bail.

    The Court will have to consider other
    circumstances and the other primary evidence
    collected during the course of investigation, as
    also the statutory presumption permissible
    under Section 54 of the NDPS Act.”

    15- iwoZ esa of.kZr fof/kd fLFkfr dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, gLrxr ekeys ij
    fopkj fd;k tk jgk gSA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk ekeyk fnukad 12-09-2023 dk gS ijarq
    bl ekeys esa tks cjkenxh crkbZ xbZ gS] og dqy 504 fdyks 500 xzke voS/k vQhe
    MksMk pwjk e; ckjnku lfgr gS] tks okf.kfT;d ek=k dk gSA ftlesa /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-
    ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kku ykxw gksrs gSaA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds NARCOTICS
    CONTROL BUREAU Vs. KASHIF ¼iwoksZDr½ okys ekeys ds iwoZ esa of.kZr iSjk la[;k

    39(v) ds eqrkfcd dksbZ procedural irregularity or illegality search o seizure
    ds nkSjku ;k mlds i’pkr gksus ek= ls ,df=r dh xbZ lk{; inadmissible ugha
    gksrhA U;k;ky; dks leLr circumstances ij fopkj dj gh vfHk;qDr dks serious
    prejudice gqvk vFkok ugha] bl ij fopkj djuk pkfg,A bl LVst ij izdj.k ds

    xq.kkoxq.k ij fopkj ugha fd;k tk ldrk vkSj bl LVst ij /kkjk 52, dh ;k /kkjk
    42 dh ikyuk gqbZ vFkok ugha] bldk foospu Hkh fd;k tkuk fof/klEer ugha gS vkSj

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    bl vk/kkj ij fd /kkjk 52,] 42 dh ikyuk ugha dh] bl LVst ij tekur ds fy,
    fopkj ugha fd;k tk ldrkA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks serious prejudice gqvk vFkok
    ugha] ;g fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk lk{; dk foospu djus ds mijkar gh fu”d”kZ
    fudkyk tk ldrk gSA ,slh voLFkk esa bl LVst ij tks rdZ izLrqr fd, x, gSa fd
    bl ekeys esa /kkjk 52, o /kkjk 42 dh ikyuk ugha dh] ftl ij foospu dj bl
    LVst ij izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr ugha gksrkA

    16- tgka rd /kkjk 52¼,½ ,uMhih,l ,DV dh fof/kd fLFkfr dk iz’u gS]
    bl laca/k esa /kkjk 52, o /kkjk 76 ,uMhih,l ,DV ds vk/kkj ij Narcotic Drugs
    and Psychotropic Substances (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and
    Disposal) Rules 2022] tks Hkkjr ljdkj ds jkti= vlk/kkj.k Hkkx II [kaM 3
    mi[kaM ¼i½ ds vuqlkj 23 fnlEcj] 2022 dks foRr ea=ky;] jktLo foHkkx }kjk
    vf/klwpuk tkjh gqbZ gS] ftlds eqrkfcd v/;k; III esa uewuk ysus ds ckcr~ izko/kku
    fd;s x;s gSa] ftlesa fu;e 8 esa tCr dh xbZ lkexzh dks fudVre iqfyl Fkkus ds
    izHkkjh vf/kdkjh ;k vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 53 ds rgr vf/kdkj izkIr vf/kdkjh] ;fn
    vf/kdkjh Lo;a gS rks QkeZ 4 esa ekyksa dh ,d lwph rS;kj djus vkSj /kkjk 52, dh
    mi/kkjk 2 ds v/khu QkeZ 5 esa ;Fkk’kh?kz eftLVªsV ds ;gka vkosnu djus dk izko/kku
    fd;k x;k gS vkSj fu;e 9 esa eftLVªsV dh mifLFkfr esa uewus fy;s tkus dk mYys[k
    gSA
    17- uewus ysus ds laca/k esa fu;e 10 esa ;g vafdr fd;k x;k gS fd tCr
    fd;s x;s izR;sd iSdsV vkSj daVsuj ls nks izfr;ksa esa ,d uewuk fy;k tk;sxk vkSj vU;
    izko/kku fu;e 10 esa fd;s x;s gSa vkSj fu;e 11 esa fudkyh tkus okyh ek=k dk
    mYys[k gS vkSj fu;e 12 esa uewus ds Hk.Mkj.k dk mYys[k gSa vkSj fu;e 13 esa ijh{k.k
    ds fy, uewus ds izs”k.k dk mYys[k fd;k x;k gS] ftlesa eftLVªsV }kjk izekf.kr fd;s
    tkus ds ckn uewuk fdlh jklk;fud fo’ys”k.k ds fy, jkT; QkWjsafld foKku
    iz;ksx’kkyk vkSj vU; iz;ksx’kkyk esa ftldk Hkh ekeyk gks] fcuk fdlh foyEc ds Hksts
    tkus dk mYys[k gS vkSj fu;e 14 esa jklk;fud iz;ksx’kkyk dks uewuk izkfIr dh
    rkjh[k ds 15 fnuksa ds Hkhrj tkap fd;s tkus dk mYys[k gS vkSj fu;e 15 esa
    MqIyhdsV uewuk vkSj uewus ds vo’ks”k ds ckjs esa mYys[k fd;k x;k gSA
    18- fu;e 29 esa fujlu ,oa O;ko`fÙk;ksa ds ckjs esa mYys[k gS] ftlds
    eqrkfcd ukjdksfVDl daVªksy C;wjks }kjk tkjh LFkkbZ vkns’k la[;k 1@88 fnukad
    15-03-1988] 2@88 fnukad 11-04-1988] 1@89 fnukad 13-06-1989 tks Hkkjr ljdkj
    ds jkti= esa 16-01-15 dh vf/klwpuk esa izdkf’kr gSa] bu lHkh dks fujLr dj fn;k
    x;k gSA

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    19- bl izdkj 23 fnlEcj] 2022 dks tkjh vf/klwpuk ds i’pkr~ fdl
    izdkj ls uewus dh dk;Zokgh dh tk;sxh] mldk foLr`r mYys[k fd;k x;k gS vkSj
    gLrxr ekeys esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa gh Hkkjr ljdkj dh 23 fnlEcj] 2022 dh
    vf/klwpuk ds eqrkfcd uewuk eftLVªsV ds le{k fy;k tk;sxk] mYysf[kr fd;k x;k gS
    vkSj vkjksi i= ds lkFk izLrqr QnZ ckcr~ uewuk] daVªksy lSaiy o uewuk lhy voS/k
    vQhe MksMk pwjk dh dk;Zokgh fnukad 03-10-2023 dks Fkkuk cM+hlknMh esa
    U;k;ky; ,lhts,e cM+hlknM+h] ftyk fpÙkkSM+x<+ dh ekStwnxh esa /kkjk 52, ,u-Mh-
    ih-,l- ,DV dh dk;Zokgh fd, tkus dk mYys[k gSa] ftlesa eftLVªsV }kjk izek.ku
    /kkjk 52, dh mi/kkjk 3 ds rgr fd;k x;k gS vkSj iqfyl Fkkuk cM+hlknM+h }kjk
    fnukad 04-10-2023 dks iqfyl v/kh{kd dks ,Q,l,y esa vkfVZdy Hkstus gsrq fuosnu
    fd;k x;k vkSj fnukad 04-10-2023 dks vfrfjDr funs’kd {ks=h; fof/k foKku
    iz;ksx’kkyk] mn;iqj dks dk;kZy; iqfyl v/kh{kd ftyk fpÙkkSM+x<+ }kjk i=
    fy[kdj ,Q,l,y esa Hkstk x;k] ftldh jlhn fnukad 05-10-2023 vkjksi i= ds
    lkFk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
    20- xokg ih-MCY;w2 us mDr dkxtkr dks eq[; ijh{kk esa iznf’kZr djok;k
    gS vkSj buosUVªh dh dk;Zokgh ds fy, eftLVªsV ds le{k izLrqr vkosnu] eftLVªsV dh
    dk;Zokgh Hkh iznf’kZr djokbZ gS] tks izn’kZ 19 ls 253 c;ku ds vuqlkj gSa ,oa buosUVªh
    QksVksxzkQ~l ekdZ 1 yxk;r 224 gSA ,slh voLFkk esa bl ekeys esa fu;e 2022 ds
    eqrkfcd izFke n`”V;k eftLVªsV ds le{k /kkjk 52, ds rgr uewuk fy;s tkus
    vkSj ,Q-,l-,y- esa ogh uewuk Hksts tkus dh dk;Zokgh dh tkuk izrhr gksrk gSA bl
    LVst ij /kkjk 52, ds ckjs esa foLr`r foospu fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr ugha gSA ,slh
    voLFkk esa /kkjk 52, dh ikyuk ugha gksus dk tks vk/kkj cgl ds nkSjku fy;k x;k]
    og izFke n`”V;k pyus ;ksX; ugha gS vkSj bl LVst ij /kkjk 52, dh ikyuk ugha gksus
    ds vk/kkj ij Hkh izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr tekur dk ykHk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA
    21- iwoZ esa fd, x, foospukuqlkj fo}ku vf/koDrk izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj
    ls izLrqr iwoZ esa of.kZr U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa ds vk/kkj ij bl LVst ij bl vk/kkj ij fd
    /kkjk 52, ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds rgr 72 ?k.Vs ds Hkhrj uequk okLrs tkap ugha Hkstk
    x;k] izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr tekur dk ykHk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gS vkSj
    izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk ekeyk /kkjk 436¼,½ n.M izfØ;k lafgrk dh ifjf/k esa ugha vkrk gS
    vkSj izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ls ekSds ls 504 fdyks 500 xzke e; ckjnku ds MksMk pwjk cjken
    gqvk gS tks okf.kfT;d izd`fr dk gSA vr% bl ekeys ds rF;ksa ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa
    izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds ekeys esa /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dh viokfnr ifjfLFkfr;ka

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    fo|eku ugha gksus ls izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g f}rh; tekur
    izkFkZuk&i= [kkfjt fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA
    22- vr% izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr u{k=fxjh dh vksj ls izLrqr f}rh; tekur dk
    vkosnu i= vUrxZr /kkjk 483 ch-,u-,l-,l- ¼439 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk½ [kkfjt fd;k
    tkrk gSA

    (YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J

    89/Mayank Rankawat/629

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