JUDGMENT

Sandeep Sharma, J. - Bail petitioner namely, Beli Ram, who is behind the bars since 4.12.2017, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying therein for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.320 of 2017, dated 24.11.2017, under Sections 20 & 29 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act,1985( for short 'Act), Sections 181 and 196 of Motor Vehicles Act and Section 201 of IPC, registered at police Station, Sadar, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.

2. Status report filed in terms of order dated 23.11.2020 on behalf of the respondent-State, reveals that on 23.11.2017, police party laid Nakka near Sukibhai and stopped car bearing No.HP-34-B-6732 (Alto) for checking. Since conduct of the occupants of the vehicle, as referred above, was found to be suspicious, police after having associated two independent witnesses carried out the personal search of the occupants of the car as well as vehicle bearing No. HP-34-B-6732 (Alto) and allegedly revered 4kg. 285 grams charas from the penals of the front doors of the car. Since, no plausible explanation came to be rendered on record by the occupants of the car