JUDGMENT :

AJAY MOHAN GOEL, J.

1. By way of this petition, a prayer has been made for release of the petitioner on bail, in F.I.R. No. 76 of 2022 dated 11.03.2022, registered against him at Police Station Nalagarh, District Solan, H.P. under Sections 20, 29, 61 and 85 of the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act (hereinafter to be referred as ‘NDPS Act’ 1985.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 11.03.2022, a police party headed by Inspector Mohinder Singh, received information that a taxi bearing registration No. CH-02-AA-3733 was on its way from Kullu. There were about four/five occupants in the vehicle and the occupants of the car were near Baglaher Bridge where they were in the course of finding persons to whom the contraband which was in their possession could be sold. As per the prosecution, the police party was informed that in case the vehicle alongwith persons could be apprehended then large quantity of contraband could be recovered. This information was received by the police party at around 1.30 a.m. It is further the case of the prosecution that after completing codal formalities, a raiding party was constituted and when the said party reached Baglaher Bridge