20-07-2026
01. The petitioners, through the medium of the instant petition, have
challenged order dated 30th of December, 2025, passed by the learned Special
Judge, (NDPS Cases), Srinagar, whereby charges for the commission of offences
under Sections 8/20/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,
1985, and Sections 228, 229, 318 (4), 336 (3), 238 C and 111 of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, have been framed against the petitioners.
02. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the
case.
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03. As per the charge-sheet, on 24th of February, 2025, on the basis of
information received from PW Yusha Yousuf Mir, an Advocate by profession, to
the effect that vehicle bearing registration No. JK01AX-8467, parked at Karan
Nagar near OASIS School, is carrying contraband substance, the FIR was
registered. The police is stated to have proceeded to the spot along with the
Executive Magistrate. After calling the owner of the vehicle, namely Manzoor
Ahmad Bhat, to the spot, the vehicle was subjected to search, and recovery of 452
grams of charas-like substance was effected from the boot and the back seat of the
vehicle.
