1. Through the instant application filed under Section 497-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter for short, Cr.P.C) applicant seeks bail in FIR No. 108/2018 dated 02.10.2018 for commission of offence under Sections 08/15 NDPS Act, 147/148/353/323/109 RPC.

2. Facts, relevant for disposal of the present bail application, briefly stated are that applicant is a government servant and is holding the post of Range officer in the Forest Department. On 2nd October, 2018 at about 3.15 PM, he while discharging his official duties as I/c Range Officer Lakhanpur at forest check post, Lakhanpur received a specific information that forest produce was being illegally carried in a truck bearing registration NoJK13A-9512 from out of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Applicant as such, having the specific information, laid a Naka along with other officials of the forest department and truck was taken to the office of the applicant for physical checking of the vehicle as the truck was fully loaded and required to be thoroughly checked by the officials of the forest department to find out the forest produce which was being illegally transported outside the state of Jammu and Kashmir.