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NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-JBP:70549

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT JABALPUR

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL MISHRA

th

ON THE 26 OF DECEMBER, 2025

MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 55774 of 2025

KARAN SHARMA

Versus

THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

Appearance:

Shri Prakash Upadhyay - Senior Advocate with Shri Abhishek

Dwivedi - Advocate for applicant.

Shri Amit Mishra - Panel Lawyer for the State.

ORDER

This is the first application filed by the applicant under Section 482 of

the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of anticipatory bail

relating to Crime No.96 of 2025 registered at Police Station Crime Branch,

Bhopal District Bhopal (M.P.) for the offence under Sections 8, 22 of the

NDPS Act.

2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is a young

youth of 19 years. At the time of filing of charge sheet, the Court has

observed that the alleged quantity has been shown as commercial quantity.

The applicant has been enlarged on bail by the Police Authority in the month

of July, 2025 and he did not misuse the liberty granted to him. The applicant

is the first offender and is ready to abide by all the terms and conditions that

may be imposed by this court while considering his application for

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Signed by: PANKAJ NAGLE

Signing time: 12/26/2025

5:39:11 PM

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anticipatory bail. On these grounds, prayer is made to release the applicant

on anticipatory bail.

3. Per contra, the counsel appearing for the State has opposed the

application and prayed for its rejection. The applicant was enlarged on bail

by the Police Authority by issuance of notice and he did not misuse the

liberty granted to him. He has no criminal past.

4. Learned counsel for the objector also opposes the application.

5. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case and without

commenting upon the merits of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to

allow the present application for grant of anticipatory bail subject to

verification of the fact that the applicant is first offender. In the event of

arrest, the applicant is directed to be released on bail on furnishing a personal

bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) with one surety

in the like amount to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer.

6. The applicant is directed to mark his presence before the concerning

Police Station in first week of every month till completion of investigation

and filing of charge-sheet and is directed to co-operate in the investigation.

In case of failure to cooperate, the bail granted by this Court shall stand

rejected automatically.

7. This order will remain operative subject to compliance of the following

conditions by the applicant :-

(i). He will comply with all the terms and conditions of the bond

executed by him;

(ii). He will cooperate in the investigation/trial, as the case may be;

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Signed by: PANKAJ NAGLE

Signing time: 12/26/2025

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(iii). He will not indulge himself in extending inducement, threat or

promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade

him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to the Police Officer, as the

case may be;

(iv). He shall not involve any other offence, in case the applicant

indulges in any other criminal case the benefit of bail as extended by this

Court shall automatically cancelled;

(v). He will not seek unnecessary adjournments during the trial;

(vi). He will not leave India without previous permission of the trial

Court/Investigating Officer, as the case may be,

(vii). He will inform the concerned S.H.O. of concerned Police Station

about his residential address in the said area and it would be the duty of the

Public Prosecutor to send E-copy of this order to SHO of concerned police

station as well as Superintendent of Police concerned who shall inform the

concerned SHO regarding the same.

8. The application stands allowed