IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP (M) No. 108 of 2026 Reserved on: 27.02.2026.

Date of Decision: 05.03.2006 Aakash Thakur ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

For the Petitioner : M/s Sunil Dutt Gautam and Harmohan Thakur, Advocates.

For the Respondent/State : Mr Lokender Kutlehria, Addl.

A.G.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking regular bail in F.I.R. No. 07 of 2026, dated 07.01.2026, registered in Police Station Boileaugunj, District Shimla, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

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

2. It has been asserted that the petitioner was arrested on 08.01.2026 for possession of 356.280 grams of charas. The recovery was made from the room, and not from the petitioner’s personal search. The contraband was brought by co-accused Surender Singh, and there is nothing on record to connect the accused with the commission of the crime. No call details or financial transact