ORDER :

M.K. Hanjura, J.

1. On 26.06.2018, a police patrol party during a routine checking found a person carrying a bag in his hands. He was asked to stop but he tried to give them a slip. He was chased and apprehended. During the search of the bag, poppy straw, weighing 9 Kgs was recovered from it as a consequence of which offences under Section 08/15 NDPS Act, were found to have been committed by the accused and, accordingly, a case bearing FIR No. 50/2018 was registered against him for the commission of the aforesaid offences at police station, Pantha Chowk, Srinagar, with which the investigation ensued. The accused was arrested on the same day. The samples of the Poppy straw were taken. These were sent to J & K Forensic Science Laboratory, Srinagar, for examination and analysis. The statements of the witnesses conversant with the facts of the case were recorded and the site plan was also prepared. On the completion of the investigation of the case, a charge sheet in terms of Section 173 Cr.P.C. was laid against the accused/applicant before the Court of the learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Srinagar.

2. The applicant filed an application for the grant of bail in his favour in