ORDER :

1. Petitioner is an accused in case registered vide FIR No. 137 of 2021, dated 29.12.2021, at Police Station, Dharampur, District Solan, H.P. under Sections 22 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Act 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’).

2. Petitioner has approached this Court for grant of bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. in above noted case, on the grounds that he is innocent and has nothing to do with the case. It is stated that no contraband was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is stated to be an occupant of a car alongwith four other persons namely Lalit Kumar, Savita Thakur, Ajay Kumar and Avneet Aulokh. As per petitioner, he had taken lift in the vehicle and had no knowledge about the conduct of other occupants. The police is stated to have recovered contraband from Avneet Aulokh. Petitioner has disclosed his age as 24 years and has stated that he is permanent resident of Baktora Colony, Hospital Road, Solan, H.P. and there is no likelihood of his fleeing from the course of justice. Petitioner has undertaken not to tamper with prosecution evidence and also to abide by all the conditions as may be imposed against him. It is