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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
VIRENDER SINGH
Reshma @ Reshma Begum – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent
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| 1. applicant claims innocence, no link to contraband, seeks bail. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 2. investigation uncovers heroin supply chain implicating applicant. (Para 10) |
| 3. ndps section 37 requires twin conditions for bail. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 4. co-accused police confessions inadmissible post-tofan singh. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. cdrs lack evidentiary weight at bail stage. (Para 16 , 17) |
| 6. no finances traced; parity with co-accused granted. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. prima facie not guilty; bail allowed with conditions. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
Judgment :
Virender Singh, J.
Applicant Reshma @ Reshma @ Begum has filed the present application, under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘the BNSS’) for releasing her, on bail, during the pendency of the trial, arising out of FIR No. 38 of 2025, dated 22.2.2025, registered under Sections 21, 27-A and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NDPS’ Act), with Police Station, Puruwala, District Sirmour, H.P.
2. The applicant has pleaded that she is innocent person and has falsely been implicated, in the present case, a
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