IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP(M) No. 657 of 2026 Reserved on: 04.05.2026 Date of Decision: 08.05.2026.

Suraj Kumar Sharma …. Petitioner Versus State of HP …. Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Petitioner : Mr Manish Kansra, Advocate.

For the Respondent/State: Mr Jitender Sharma, Additional Advocate General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge H The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking regular bail in FIR No. 234 of 2024 dated 21.11.2024 registered at Police Station Balh, District Mandi, H.P., for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (hereinafter referred to as NDPS).

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 21.11.2024 at 3:45 PM that the petitioner was selling heroin. The police searched the petitioner’s room and recovered heroin weighing 203.1 grams. The petitioner has been in custody for more than one year and four months. The petitioner had filed a bail petition, which was registered as C