JUDGMENT :

Sandeep Sharma, J.

Since in all the above captioned cases, common question of law has arisen for adjudication and facts are almost similar, all the cases were clubbed and heard together and now, are being disposed of vide common judgment.

2. Bail petitioners namely Raghav Saini, Ram Lal, Harpinder and Manish Tomar @ Mani, who are behind the bars since 27.8.2022, 3.4.2022, 15.3.2022 and 28.9.2022, respectively, have approached this court in the instant proceedings filed under Section 439 Cr.PC, for grant of regular bail, in case FIR No(s). 182, 15, 46 and 104 of 2022, dated 27.8.2022, 3.4.2022, 15.3.2022 and 28.9.2022, registered at Police Station Paonta Sahib, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, Police Station Kupvi, District Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Police Station Rohru, District Shimla, HP and Police Station Paonta Sahib, District Nahan, H.P., under Sections 21, 22 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short, “the NDPS Act”), respectively.

3. Certain facts of each case, which may be relevant for adjudication, are being noticed herein below:

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4. On 27.8.2022, police after having received secrete information that ba