IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP(M) No. 1042 of 2025 Reserved on: 09.05.2025 Date of Decision: 27.05.2025.

Sikandar Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Arsh Chauhan, Advocate.

For the Respondent/State : Mr. Jitender Sharma, Additional Advocate General.

ASI Rajpal, PS Damtal, District Kangra (H.P), present in person with police record.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking pre-arrest bail. It has been asserted that the petitioner apprehends his arrest in FIR No. 38 of 2025, dated 04.04.2025 registered at Police Station Damtal, District Kangra, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 21, 25 & 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (“in short

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

ND&PS Act”). The police are seeking the petitioner's arrest in connection with the aforesaid FIR. The petitioner is innocent, and he was falsely implicated. As per the prosecution, the police recovered 74.83 grams of Heroin from one Anch