0 Rout hye (6/28 EFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF J&K ND LADAKH AT JAMM.

(Application seeking Anticipatory bail under sec 482 of BNSS. The subject matter pertains to Distt. J ary my Bail App 1G 2025 B In the case of:-

Mohammad Ashraf Dar ..-Petitioner/Applicant Versus U.T. Of Jammu and Kashmir through P/S Anti Narcotic Task Force ...Respondent/Non-Applicant

In the matter of: MEMO OF PARTIES Mohammad Ashraf Dar S/O:- Ab Rasheed Dar R/O:- Okay, Tehsil & Distt Kulgam ...Petitioner/Applicant Versus \. U.T. Of Jammu and Kashmir through S.H.O P/S Anti Narcotic Task Force Jammu 3, Rwandeoh Grd BE USyew Ho are au ies Rf Yeo, e 7 Ceswoni Hie Net SO ad Netwasf Qe A OSRS\yeuh tas d Ogtor. Aased \Fa4ray, Somat a Assistant? = 5 Jammu Prsi-le .AGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Bail App No. 16/2025 Reserved on 26.12.2025 Pronounced on 31.01.2026 Updated on 31.01.2026

Whether the operative part or full judgment is pronounced: Full Mohammad Ashraf Dar .....Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Asif Wani, Adv. (through virtual mode) Vs ..... Respondent(s) U. T. of J&K and another Through: Mr. Pawan Dev Singh, Dy.AG for No. 1 Mr. Aseem Sawhney, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Khushboo Sharma, Adv. for No, 2 Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL, JUDGE

JUDGMENT

L. Through the medium of instant application, the petitioner is seeking bail in anticipation of arrest in FIR No. 13/2023 dated 11.10.2023 registered with Police Station, Anti Narcotic Task Force(ANTF), Jammu under sections 8, 15, 25 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, 420, 465, 468, 471, 120-B IPC and 52, 182A(4) MV Act. 2, The brief facts of the case are that on 11.10.2023, Police Station, ANTF Jammu apprehended a vehicle (mini oil tanker) carrying Poppy Straw weighing 445 Kilograms, driven by one Jagjeet Singh, R/o Tehsil Phillaur, District Jalandhar, Punjab. The accused was arrested and disclosed the names of other persons including Nadeem Ahmad Sofi, resident of Anantnag True Copy Attest High Cour Gliaik a 4 Jammu

5) BE 6:JKLHC-JMU:106 . Kashmir, Mohammad Yaqoob Bhat from Shopian and Jaswinder Singh from Punjab. Accused Nadeem Ahmad Sofi also disclosed the names of three persons including the petitioner herein to be part of the drug trafficking racket and pursuant to his disclosure, the petitioner is being sought to be connected with FIR No. 13/2023 (supra).

It is contended that there is absolutely no material with respondent No. | to connect the petitioner with the FIR under reference and the sole basis for connecting the petitioner with the FIR is a bank transaction reflecting transfer of an amount of 21.00 lac from the account of accused Nadeem

Ahmad Sofi to the account. of petitioner. It is stated by the petitioner that said transaction was made around 36 days before the registration of the FIR in connection with sale of the vehicle bearing registration No. JK18C 6493 on 09.08.2023.The sale agreement executed between the petitioner and Mohammad Yaqoob Bhat substantiates the said transaction. It is stated that pursuant to the disclosure made by Nadeem Ahmad Sofi, the petitioner was summoned by the then InvestigatingOfficer-Amandeep Singh. The petitioner, being a law-abiding citizen, immediately joined the investigation and on the directions of Investigating Officer-Amandeep Singh, submitted himself to the Investigating Officer at Chenani on Batote Doda highway on 23.06.2024 and thereafter at Ghat No. 23 Makai Park Boulevard Road, Srinagar on 06.07.2024. The petitioner got disturbed, when the Investigating Officer demanded a huge amount of money and threatened him with longer incarceration in jail in case of failure to meet the demand. Threats were also extended through Nisar Ahmad Bhat and Mohammad Afzal Bhat, both residents of Marhama Anantnag, Kashmir. The petitioner claims to have True Copy Attested Bail App No. 16/2025 he. Page 2 of 13 Asaista? Kev