IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 12201 of 2025 a/w CWP Nos. 9502, 9862, 9866, 10799, 10800, 10802, 10832, 10837, 11178, 11209, 11269 to 11273, 11357, 11360, 11667, 11721, 11724, 12178, 12181, 12184, 12247, 12434, 13474, 13277 and 14007 of 2025 Decided on : 18.11.2025

1. CWP No. 12201 of 2025 Kabir Khan …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

2. CWP No. 9502 of 2025 Pradeep Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …Respondents

3. CWP No. 9862 of 2025 Shokat Ali

4. CWP No. 9866 of 2025 Smt. Shamina Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

5. CWP No. 10799 of 2025 Rohit …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

6. CWP No. 10800 of 2025 Manjeet Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

7. CWP No. 10802 of 2025 Raman

8. CWP No. 10832 of 2025 Abdul Khalik Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

9. CWP No. 10837 of 2025 Uchechukwau Emmahulf …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

10. CWP No. 11178 of 2025 Amit Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

11. CWP No. 11209 of 2025 Jai Pal

12. CWP No. 11269 of 2025 Vipin Basu Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

13. CWP No. 11270 of 2025 Prem Pal …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

14. CWP No. 11271 of 2025 Inderjeet Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

15. CWP No. 11272 of 2025 Lalik Kumar

16. CWP No. 11273 of 2025 Ashish Kumar Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

17. CWP No. 11357 of 2025 Rajinder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

18. CWP No. 11360 of 2025 Roshal Lal …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

19. CWP No. 11667 of 2025 Sukhwinder Singh

20. CWP No. 11721 of 2025 Danial Shahi Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

21. CWP No. 11724 of 2025 Rajmohan …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

22. CWP No. 12178 of 2025 Vishal …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

23. CWP No. 12181 of 2025 Vikas

24. CWP No. 12184 of 2025 Rahul Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

25. CWP No. 12247 of 2025 Arun Dhiman …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

26. CWP No. 12434 of 2025 Som Dutt …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …Respondents

27. CWP No. 13474 of 2025 Varinder Kumar @ Bindu

28. CWP No. 13277 of 2025 Guddu Ram Versus State of Himachal Pradesh …Respondent

29. CWP No. 14007 of 2025 Rajinder Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh …Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge Whether approved for reporting?¹ Yes For the petitioner(s) : Mr. Kulwant Singh Gill and Mr.

George, Advocates, for the petitioner(s), in respective petitions.

For the respondents : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, with Mr. Rajpal Thakur, Additional Advocate General, for respondents-State, in all the petitions.

Mr. Vijay Kumar Arora, Senior Advocate, with M/s Godawari, Gaurav Kumar, Hitansh Raj and Aastha Kohli, Advocates, for respondent No.3, in CWP No. 9502 of 2025.

1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral All these petitioners have approached this Court on the ground that as their arrests were in contravention of Article 22 of the Constitution of India because the grounds of arrest were not conveyed to them when they w ere arrested, therefore, their arrest be held illegal and othey be ordered to be released. The petitioner in CWP No. 12 201 of 2025, has been arrested in Case FIR No. 119, datred 12.08.2024, registered under Section 22 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the NDPS Act’) at Police Station Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, the petitioner