ORDER :

Kuldeep Mathur, J.

1. This application for bail under Section 483 of BNSS has been filed by the petitioner who has been arrested in connection with F.I.R. No.64/2022 registered at Police Station Taranagar, District Churu, for offences under Sections 8/15 and 29 of the NDPS Act.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as per prosecution, the SHO of Police Station Taranagar, District Churu during the nakabandi at NH-52 Hadiyal intercepted a truck bearing registration No. PB-11-BA-7795. The police team led by SHO of Taranagar after following the due process of law conducted search of the offending vehicle and recovered the contraband (poppy husk/straw) weighing 141.5 kgs from five plastic bags. The driver of the offending vehicle namely Yashwant Kumar and co-passenger Arjun were arrested on the spot.

3. Learned counsel submitted that the co-accused Yashwant Kumar in the information supplied by him under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act has stated that he had procured the recovered contraband from the present petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that apart from the disclosure statement of co- accused Yashwant Kumar, there is no other direct/circumstantial