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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Pankaj @ Panku – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
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| 1. prosecution alleges heroin recovery from shared room. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. parties argue bail based on innocence and antecedents. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. bail parameters include antecedents and reoffending risk. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. bail cancellation due to subsequent similar offense. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. presence implies conscious possession of contraband. (Para 15 , 16) |
| 6. intermediate quantity no automatic bail right; drug menace. (Para 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 7. bail denied; observations limited to petition. (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
JUDGMENT :
RAKESH KAINTHLA, J.
1. The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking regular bail in FIR No. 35 of 2024, dated 1.3.2024, registered at Police Station Palampur, District Kangra, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 21 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (in short ‘the ND&PS Act’).
2. It has been asserted that, as per the case of the prosecution, 08 grams of heroin were recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner was arrested in March 2024, and he has been in custody since then. The petitioner has no connection with the commission of the crime. Contraband wa
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