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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Arvinder Singh @ Billa – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
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| 1. heroin recovered from vehicle occupied by petitioner. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. parties contend on possession parity and risks. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. bail discretion considers offence nature antecedents. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. vehicle occupants have conscious contraband possession. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. intermediate ndps quantity bars easy bail. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 6. antecedents roles defeat parity claim. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. bail petition dismissed limited observations. (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking regular bail in F.I.R. No. 120 of 2025, dated 19.08.2025, registered in Police Station Dhalli, Shimla, District Shimla, H. P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 21 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).
2. It has been asserted that, as per the prosecution, the police were on patrolling duty on 19.08.2025 in the vicinity of the Dhalli area. They received a secret information at about 3.25 a.m. that Sunil Kumar, Arvinder Singh and Gurpreet Singh were present in a vehicle bearing registration No. PB-01D-2378, which was parked near the rear gate o
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