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2024 Supreme(UK) 282

RAVINDRA MAITHANI
Aakash – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Applicants : Mr. Shashi Kant Shandilya.
For the State : Ms. Manisha Rana Singh, A.G.A.

JUDGMENT :

Ravindra Maithani, J.

Applicants Aakash and Amit Chandel are in judicial custody in FIR No.101 of 2023, under Section 8/22/60 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (“the Act”), Police Station Piran Kaliyar, District Haridwar. They have sought their release on bail.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. According to the FIR, on 05.03.2023, narcotic substances in commercial quantity were recovered from the possession of the applicant.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that on 02.09.2023, the Investigating Officer had sought extension of time to file chargesheet under Section 36A sub-Section 4 of the Act on the ground that the property valuation and ITR reports are required to be investigated and the court had extended time for a week by its order dated 02.09.2023. But, it is argued that without completing the financial investigation, chargesheet has been submitted, which is incomplete, and since the application for bail had already been filed by the applicant on 11.09.2023, he is entitled to default bail.

5. Learned State Counsel would submit that the chargesheet is complete, insofar as the penal offences under

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