ORDER

Date : 31-05-2021 Heard Mr. T. Tapak, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. T. Ete, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

This is an application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 praying for release of the alleged accused person namely, Smt. Phephot Wangsa on bail who was arrested on 24.02.2021 in connection with Pongchao P.S. Case No. 06/2021 registered under Section 17/18 of the NDPS Act, 1985.

The Pongchao P.S. Case No. 06/2021 was registered on an FIR, dated

24.02.2021, lodged by one Rank Nb/Sub Mahesh Chandra of Assam Rifle to the Officer-in-Charge, Police Station Pongchau, Longding District stating that on 24.02.2021 at 0930 hours one of the passenger namely, Mrs. Phephot Wangsa, wife of Khampai Wangsa travelling from Konsa to Longding in vehicle No. AR 18 1692 was found to be in possession of 22 packets of suspected brown sugar (weight 304 grams without container) for which the accused was arrested on the same day.

The petitioner by filing this bail application contends that the accused is a lactating mother having child of about 8 (eight) months old. The accused has further 4 (four) minor children and her husband, the father of th