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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Sanjay Kumar @ Chapan – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. commercial cannabis recovered from petitioners' house. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments on illegal arrest and possession. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. judicious bail parameters per supreme court. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. house control implies conscious possession. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. magistrate certificate prevails on weight. (Para 12 , 13) |
| 6. section 37 twin conditions for ndps bail. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. petitioners fail section 37 conditions. (Para 21) |
| 8. arrest grounds communication prospective. (Para 22 , 23) |
| 9. bail denial rule in ndps commercial cases. (Para 24) |
| 10. official presumption rebuts tampering claims. (Para 25 , 26) |
| 11. bail petitions dismissed. (Para 27 , 28) |
JUDGMENT :
Rakesh Kainthla, J.
The petitioners have filed the present petition seeking regular bail in FIR No. 62 of 2025, dated 06.04.2025, registered at Police Station Dharamshala, District Kangra, H.P., for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). Since both petitions have arisen out of the same FIR, they are being taken up together for convenience.
2. It has been asserted that the petitioners were arrested on 06
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