Order
18/02/2026
This second application for bail under Section 483 BNSS (439
Cr.P.C.) has been filed by the petitioner who has been arrested in
connection with F.I.R. No.430/2023, registered at Police Station
Ratangarh, District Churu, for offences under Sections 8/15 & 8/29
of NDPS Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in the
present case, SHO, P.S. Ratangarh, District Churu acting upon a
secret information signalled one red coloured truck having
registration No.HR-62-A-3058 to stop. During search of the said
truck, a huge quantity of the contraband was recovered. The
petitioner was found sitting beside the driver Dharmpal with co-
accused Suresh in the cabin of the offending vehicle. Learned
counsel submitted that the statements of the Investigating Officer
have already been recorded before the competent criminal Court
as PW.2. The Investigating Officer during his Court statements has
stated that he had not found any material evidence during the
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investigation which would indicate that the petitioner had any
information or prior knowledge about the contraband (greater
than commercial quantity) being concealed and transported by the
co-accused Dharmpal in the offending vehicle.
