IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MPM No. 2656 of 2025 Reserved on: 21.11.2025 Date of Decision 26.11.2025 Ankit Choudhary .... Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? No.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Umesh Kanwar, Advocate.

For the Respondent- : Mr. Prashant Sen, Deputy Advocate State General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking regular bail in F.I.R. No. 129 of 2025, dated 06.10.2025, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 20, 25 and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (for short ‘NDPS’) at Police Station Jawali, District Kangra, H.P.

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

2. It has been asserted that, as per the prosecution, the police received secret information on 06.10.2025 that one Bharam Singh deals in sale of Charge. He had parked his car at the 32-mile Rain Shelter on NH-154, and a huge quantity of charas could be recovered from the search of the car. The police recovered 2.526 kgs of Charas. The police arrested Bharam Si