ANOOP CHITKARA, J. FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections 127 28.11.2022 Payal, Khanna, District Ludhiana 15/25/61/85 of NDPS Act

1. The petitioner incarcerated in the FIR captioned above had come up before this Court under Section 439 CrPC, 1973, seeking regular bail.

2. In paragraph 8 of the bail petition, the accused declares that he has no criminal antecedents.

3. The facts and allegations are taken from the reply filed by the State. On Nov 28, 2022, based on a chance recovery, the Police seized 7 kgs of poppy straw from the petitioner’s possession. The Investigator claims to have complied with all the statutory requirements of the NDPS Act, 1985, and CrPC, 1973.

4. On Nov 29, 2022, during the custodial interrogation, the petitioner made a disclosure statement about concealing more poppy straw, which led to the discovery of 93 kg of poppy straw in his house.

5. The petitioner's counsel prays for bail by imposing any stringent conditions and contends that further pre-trial incarceration would cause an irreversible injustice to the petitioner and their family.

6. The State’s counsel opposes bail and submits that the trial is at the stage of 313 CrPC and assures that the State shall not