ORDER :

1. The present bail application has been maintained by the petitioner under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking his release in NCB Crime No. 41 of 2014, dated 20.10.2014, under Sections 8, 20 and 29 of the ND&PS Act, 1985, registered with Narcotics Control Bureau, Sub Zonal Unit Mandi, District Mandi H.P.

2. By medium of the instant petition, the petitioner has approached this Court seeking his bail in ND&PS case, wherein he was allegedly found in possession of 19.780 kgs of charas and this is his sixth successive attempt to get bail. Earlier, three out of five bail petitions of the petitioner were dismissed and two were dismissed, as withdrawn. The petitioner, like in his earlier petitions, reiterated that he is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He is neither in a position to tamper with the prosecution evidence nor in a position to flee from justice, as he is permanent resident of the place, and now there is change in circumstances, as many prosecution witnesses have now been examined, so he may be released on bail.

3. In earlier bail petition, i.e. Cr. MP (M) No. 1019 of 2021, this Court has briefly summed up the facts of the ca