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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Shamina – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. ndps commercial quantity recovered from petitioner's house (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments on possession liability and section 37 (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. supreme court bail grant parameters outlined (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. joint residence presumes conscious ndps possession (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. secret information inadmissible as hearsay evidence (Para 12 , 13) |
| 6. commercial quantity invokes section 37 restrictions (Para 14 , 15) |
| 7. twin conditions mandatory for ndps bail (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 8. petitioner fails section 37 twin conditions (Para 21) |
| 9. delay does not override section 37 rigours (Para 22 , 23) |
| 10. bail petition dismissed; observations limited (Para 24 , 25 , 26) |
JUDGMENT :
Rakesh Kainthla, Judge
The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking regular bail in F.I.R. No. 197 of 2024, dated 5.12.2024, registered at Police Station, Majra, District Sirmour, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 22 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act).
2. It has been asserted that the police officials raided the petitioner’s house after sunset and before sunrise and arrested her without obtaining prior permission from th
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