IMPORTANT POINT
Possession of narcotics creates a presumption of guilt under the NDPS Act, and the accused must prove lack of conscious possession to be granted bail.

ORDER :

1. This bail application has been filed by the accused petitioner under section 439 Cr.P.C. in connection with FIR No. 0179/2023 registered at Police Station Sawar District Kekari for the offence punishable under Section 8/15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘the Act of 1985’) and after investigation charge-sheet was submitted for the offence punishable under section 8/25 of the Act of 1985.

2. Facts of the case in nutshell are that on 10.09.2023 complainant Mr. Manvendra Singh Chauhan, CI/SHO, Police Station Sawar lodged an FIR, which is quoted as under:

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