IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP(M) No. 20 of 2026 Reserved on: 16.01.2026 Date of Decision: 23.01.2026.

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Sher Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Vacation Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

For the Petitioner : Mr Vivek Thakur, Advocate.

For the R espondent/State : Mr Prashant Sen, Deputy h Advocate General, assisted by ASI Surinder Kumar, IO, PS g Joginder Nagar, Mandi, H.P.

Rakesh Kainthla, Vacation Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition seeking regular bail in FIR No. 45 of 2025, dated 28.02.2024, registered at Police Station Joginder Nagar, District Mandi, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 18, 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act).

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 28.02.2025 that the petitioner, Ganga Ram and Mani Ram were transporting contraband at Gugli Khad. A huge quantity could be recovered from their possession. The police r