[2026:RJ-JD:24732]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous 2nd Bail Application No. 4152/2026 Bheru Singh S/o Narayan Singh, Aged About 58 Years, Shivpura Police Station Badisadri District Chittorgarh (Presently Lodged At Dist. Jail, Chittorgarh)

----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Surendra Singh Shaktawat For Respondent(s) : Mr. Narendra Gehlot, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order

20/05/2026

1. An application for bail under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the petitioner who has been arrested in connection with F.I.R. No.228/2025 registered at Police Station Badisadri, Dist. Chittorgarh, for the offences punishable under Sections 8/20 of NDPS Act.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the contraband recovered from the present petitioner is leaves of cannabis plant. Learned counsel submitted that as per the definition of ‘Ganja’ under Section 2(iii)(b) of the NDPS Act, mere leaves and seeds, in absence of fruiting and flowering tops would not bring the substance within the purview of term ‘Ganja’.

3. To substantiate this contention, learned counsel for the petition