ORDER :

1. The petitioner seeks enlargement on regular bail in FIR No. 325/2020, dated 23.06.2020, under Sections 8 and 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘the Act’) registered at Police Station Jhunsi, District Pryagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

2. The allegations are that on a secret information, the police authorities intercepted two vehicles on 23.06.2020 i.e. one ‘Gray’ coloured ‘Honda City’ Car and the second ‘White’ coloured ‘Swift Dzire’ Car. On an interrogation at the spot, Praveen Maurya @ Puneet Maurya, Rishab Kumar Maurya and Dheeraj Kumar Shukla were found to be occupants of the ‘Honda City’ Car whereas the petitioner was driving the ‘Swife Dzire’ Car. On taking a search, more than 92 kgs. Ganja was allegedly recovered from ‘Honda City’ Car whereas more than 65 kgs. Ganja was recovered from ‘Swift Dzire’ Car. The accused were arrested at the spot. The petitioner is, thus, in custody since 24.06.2020.

3. It appears that some of the occupants of the ‘Honda City’ Car including Praveen Maurya @ Puneet Maurya have since been released on regular bail. It is true that the quantity recovered from the petitioner is commercial in nature and the provisio