IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.

Cr.MP (M) No. : 2955 of 2025 Reserved on : 5^th January, 2026 Decided on : 8th January, 2026

Veer Chand …Applicant

Versus

State of Himachal Pradesh …Respondent

Coram

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

Whether approved fuor reporting?1

For the applicant : Mr. Balram Sharma, Senior

Advocate with Mr. Sahil Malhotra,

Advocate.

For the respondent : Mr. Tejasvi Sharma, and Mr. H.S.

Rawat, Additional Advocates General, with Ms. Ranjna Patial & Mr. Rohit Sharma, Deputy

Advocates General.

Virender Singh, Judge

Applicant-Veer Chand, has filed the present

application, under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'BNSS'), with a prayer to release him on bail, during the pendency of the trial arising out of FIR No.65 of 2024, dated 18.03.2024, registered under Sections 21, 29, 8C

1 Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

and 27A of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NDPS Act’), with Police Station Nalagarh, District SolanH, H.P.

2. It is the case of the applicant that he is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the pr