Ajit Pathrikar IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2360 OF 2025 Santosh Ratan Singh ...Applicant Versus State Of Maharashtra ...Respondent Ms. Puja Yadav i/b Shreerat Kamath, Sachin Tiwari, for the Applicant.

Ms. Megha S. Bajoria, APP for the State-Respondent.

PSI – Dastagir H. Tamboli, Virar Police Station, is present.

CORAM DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.

DATED: 17^th DECEMBER 2025 PC:-

1. The Applicant seeks his release on bail in connection with C.R. No. 879 of 2023 dated 13^th September 2023 registered with Virar Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) and 20(b)(ii) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, “NDPS Act”).

The Applicant is the sole accused.

2. The facts of the case, in brief, are that while the police were on patrolling duty on 13^th September 2023, the Applicant was found in suspicious circumstances. He was stopped and intercepted. The compliances under the NDPS Act were followed. Panchas were called, panchanama was recorded and the personal search of the Applicant was undertaken in compliance with Section 50 of the NDPS Act. The Applicant was found to be in possession o