IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.

ON THE 2^nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK SINGH THAKUR CRIMINAL MISC. PETITION (MAIN) No.672 OF 2022 Between:-

DEV RAJ AGED 45 YEARS, SON OF SHRI RAM SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SHELRA, PO CHANON, TEHSIL BANJAR, DISTRICT KULLU HP ….PETITIONER (BY SH. VIVEK SHARMA, ADVOCATE)

AND N.C.B. CHANDIGARH ...RESPONDENT (BY SHRI ASHWANI PATHAK, SR. ADVOCATE WITH SHRI DEV RAJ, ADVOCATE)

Whether approved for reporting?

This petition coming on for orders this day, the Court passed the following:

O R D E R Petitioner has approached this Court under Section

439 of Cr.PC seeking his enlargement on interim bail for a period of one month in Crime No. 66 of 2019, dated 7.11.2019 under Sections 8, 18, 20, 25, 28, 29 and 60 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (in short “NDPS Act”) registered in Narcotics Control Bureau, Chandigarh.

2 Petitioner has approached this Court earlier also seeking bail by filing Cr.MP(M) No. 2077 of 2020 which was dismissed on merits vide order dated 7^th January, 2021. 3 Petitioner was arrested on 3^rd July, 2020 for selling commercial quantity of charas and also opium to main accused in the case and