JUDGMENT

Aman Chaudhary , J.(Oral) - The present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in respect of FIR No.544, dated 15.07.2022, under Sections 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred as 'the NDPS Act'), registered at Police Station Old Industrial Area, Panipat, District Panipat.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the contraband recovered from the petitioner is 4 Kg., 590 grams of ganja 'Leafs' were recovered from the plastic bag carried by the petitioner, which he submits is non-commercial as per the schedule in the NDPS Act. He further submits that challan has been presented against him and he has been in custody for the last three months. He has been falsely implicated in the present case by the police officials due to ulterior motive. He further submits that there is non-compliance of Section 42 of the NDPS Act, as the police party received secret information but the same was not forwarded to the senior officers immediately from the spot. He also submits that Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not attracted as the recovery falls under the non-commercial qua