IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

SHIMLA

Cr.MP(M) No.2729 of 2025 Reserved on:- 02.12.2025

Date of Decision: 05.12.2025

Jeet Ram …Applicant

Versus

State of H.P. …..Respondent

Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1

For the applicant : Mr. N.S. Chandel, Senior

Advocate, with Mr. Sidharth,

Advocate,

For the respondent : Mr. H.S. Rawat and Mr.

Mohinder Zharaick, Additional Advocates General with Ms. Ranjna Patial and Mr. Rohit Sharma, Deputy Advocates General, assisted by ASI Mahesh Kumar, PS Nalagarh,

Police Station Baddi, H.P.

Virender Singh, Judge

By way of the present application, filed under

Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’), applicant-Jeet Ram has sought his release, on bail, during the pendency of the trial, arising out of FIR No.263 of 2019, dated 11.09.2019, registered under Section 15 of the Narcotic

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

Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NDPS Act’), with Police Station, Nalagarh, District Solan, H.P.

2. According to the applicant, he is innocent person and has falsely been implicated