The petitioner has filed the present petition for seekin g regular bail in FIR No. 211 of 2023 dated 23.12.2023, registered at Police Station Jawali, District Kangra, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 20 , 25 and 29 Hof the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short ‘NDPS’ Act).

2. It has been asserted that, as per the prosecution, the petitioner was driving a vehicle bearing registration No. HP37H- 0393 on 23.12.2023. The police intercepted the vehicle and recovered 1.043 Kilograms of Charas from the dashboard of the vehicle. The allegations are false, and the petitioner is not connected to the commission of crime. The grounds of arrest were not communicated to the petitioner. The p.etitioner has been in judicial custody for the last one year and nine months. The prosecution has failed to complete the evidence; hence, it was prayed that the present petition be allowed and the petitioner be released on bail.

3. The petition is opposed by filing a status report asserting that the police party was on patrolling duty on 23.12.2023. They received a secret information at 12:50 p.m. that a vehicle bearing registration No. HP37H-0393 was transport