JUDGMENT

Sandeep Sharma, J. - Bail petitioner, Pawan Kumar, who is behind the bars since 29.12.2020, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings filed under S.439 CrPC, for grant of bail in case FIR No. 40, dated 11.2.2020 under Ss. 15 and 25 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act registered at Police Station Bhoranj, District Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.

2. Status report filed by the respondent-State, in terms of order dated 30.3.2021, reveals that on 11.2.2020 Pradhan, Gram Panchayat Mundkhar, informed the Police party present near Sulgwan Chowk, that there is one red coloured Maruti car bearing registration No. HR-03C-6909, standing abandoned near Sunehal Khadd. On the basis of aforesaid information, Police reached Sunehal Khadd and found the aforesaid car lying abandoned on the road side. Though, the doors of the vehicle were closed but since dickey of the vehicle was found open, police, in the presence of the independent witnesses, searched the vehicle and allegedly recovered four gunny bags containing 37.09 kg of poppy husk. After completion of codal formalities, police registered case under Ss. 15 and 25 of the Act ibid against unknown persons. To ascertai