IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SANDEEP SHARMA
Yadwinder Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sandeep Sharma, J.
Bail petitioner namely Yadwinder Singh, who is behind bars since 07.10.2025, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.229 of 2025, dated 07.10.2025, under Section 22 of ND & PS Act, registered at Police Station Paonta Sahib, District Sirmaur, H.P.
2. Respondent-State has filed status report, perusal whereof reveals that on 07.10.2025 at about 06:10 p.m, while Police party was present near the IPH office, Paonta Sahib, a car bearing registration No.HP-71-6317, being driven by the bail-petitioner, was stopped for traffic checking. Since driver of the car i.e. bail-petitioner got perplexed and started making excuses, Police deemed it necessary to conduct search of the vehicle as well as above named person. Allegedly, after having associated the independent witnesses, Police conducted search of the car and found one bag containing 10 bottles of Cough Syrup marked “Lykarex-T Cough Syrup” (100 ml), containing Triprolidine Hydrochloride & Codeine Phosphate Syrup. Out of aforesaid ten bottes, one bottle was empty and the remaining
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