ORDER :

1. By way of instant petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. prayer has been made on behalf the petitioner namely Ravinder Kumar for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 82/2021, dated 10.08.2021, under Sections 20, 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (in short “the Act”) registered at Police Station Banjar, District Kullu, H.P.

2. Respondent-State has filed status report, perusal whereof reveals that on 10.08.2021, vehicle bearing No. HP-01B-0830, being driven by co-accused Akshay Kumar, came to be stopped by police party for checking, apprehending that person sitting next to driver of the car may be possessing some suspicious substance, as such, police deemed it necessary to conduct his personal search as well as of vehicle and after having associated independent witnesses, allegedly, recovered 1.107 Kg of charas from the bag kept under the legs of present bail petitioner. Since, occupants of the car, as detailed hereinabove, failed to render plausible explanation qua possession of aforesaid commercial quantity of contraband, police after completion of necessary codal formalities, lodged FIR, as detailed hereinabove and since then, bail petitio