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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Mehboob – Appellant
Versus
State of HP – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner prima facie possessed 155g charas. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 11) |
| 2. parties argue for and against bail grant. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. bail discretion considers offence gravity, antecedents. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. ndps bail strict despite intermediate quantity. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. quantity, antecedents justify bail refusal. (Para 16 , 17) |
| 6. bail petition dismissed; observations limited. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking regular bail in FIR No. 264 of 2025, dated 30.10.2025, registered at Police Station Sadar Chamba, District Chamba, H.P., for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).
2. It has been asserted that, as per the prosecution, the police saw the petitioner on 30.10.2025, at about 6.50 PM near Cafe Ravi View, Chamba. He took something out of his pocket and threw it. The police apprehended him, and he identified himself as Mehboob Khan. The police checked the packet and found 155 grams of charas in it. The petitioner has nothing to do with the commission of crime. He is a permanent resident of Chamba, and
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