IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP(M) No. 3004 of 2025 Reserved on: 16.01.2026 Date of Decision: 23.01.2026.

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Sunil Kumar f...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh t ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Vacation Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No For the PetCitioner : Mr Abhimanyu Thakur, Advocate.

For the Respondent : Mr Lokender Kutlehria, Deputy Advocate General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge i The petitioner has filed the present petition seeking regular bail in FIR No. 120 of 2025, dated 19.08.2025, registered at Police Station Dhalli, District Shimla, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Section 21 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act).

2. It has been asserted that, as per the prosecution, the police intercepted a vehicle bearing registration No. PB-01D-

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

2378 and arrested the occupants, Arvinder Singh @ Billa, Gurpreet Singh and Sunil Kumar for the possession of 29.840 grams of heroin. The petitioner had hired a taxi on sharing basis. He had visited Shimla on vacation. The peti