JUDGMENT :

SANDEEP SHARMA, J.

1. By way of present bail petition filed under Section 439 Cr.PC, prayer has been made on behalf of the bail petitioner, for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 119/19 dated 28.11.2019, under Sections 21 and 29 of the ND&PS Act, registered at Police Station Parwanoo, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Respondent State has filed the Status report in terms of order dated 24.2.2021. ASI Roshan lal, I.O. P.s. Parwanoo, District Solan H.P., is also present with records. Records perused and returned.

2. Record/status report reveals that police on 28.11.2019 at about 5:10 pm, after having received secrete information raided room No.104 of Hotel Royal Regency, Parwanoo and allegedly, recovered 18.44 grams of heroin/chitta and currency notes of Rs. 45,000/- from the suit case of the present bail petitioner. Besides above, police recovered three syringes with needle, foil paper and half burnt note of Rs.10. Since bail petitioner and other-co-accused namely Sonu Kumar failed to render proper explanation qua the possession of aforesaid quantity of contraband, police after completion of necessary codal formalities, registered FIR, as detailed herein above, and since