The petitioner has filed the present petition seeking
regular bail in FIR No. 34 of 2024 dated 12.02.2024, registered at
Police Station Bhuntar, District Kullu, H.P., for the commission
of an offence punishable under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS)
2. It has been asserted that, as per the prosecution, the
police were on patrolling duty on 12.02.2024. They noticed the
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petitioner sitting in a rain shelter near the bus stop Bada Bhuien
at about 03.00 a.m. The petitioner ran away and threw a packet
after seeing the police. The police apprehended the petitioner,
searched the packet, and found 62 grams of heroin in it. The
police arrested the petitioner and seized the heroin. The police
filed the charge sheet after the completion of the investigation.
The prosecution has cited 12 witnesses, out of whom 6 have been
examined. The petitioner has remained in custody for about 2
years, and his further incarceration is not justified. A bail petition
was filed before this Court, which was registered as Cr.MP(M) No.
1076 of 2025 and was dismissed by the Court on 21.07.2025. The
prosecution has failed to complete the evidence. Therefore, the
petition was filed to seek regular bail.
