I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE ALOK KUMAR VERMA

15^TH DECEMBER, 2025 FI RST BAI L APPLI CATI ON NO.2421 of 2025 Bhawdeep Singh ..…Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Karan Singh Dugtal, Advocate.

Counsel for the Respondent : Mrs. Rangoli Purohit, Brief Holder.

Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.

The applicant- Bhawdeep Singh is in judicial custody for the offence under Section 8 read with Section 18 and Section 60 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short, “Act, 1985”) in Case Crime No.283 of 2025, registered at Police Station Gadarpur, District Udham Singh Nagar.

2. According to the First Information Report dated 29.10.2025, the applicant was travelling on a motorcycle, bearing Registration No.UK06BL-3958, on 28.10.2025. Two polythenes were kept on his motorcycle. He told the police that there was opium in the said polythenes. The police recovered 1.902 Kg.

opium from the said polythenes. The applicant was arrested at 21:20 hrs.

3. Heard Mr. Karan Singh Dugtal, learned counsel for the applicant and Mrs. Rangoli Purohit, learned Brief Holder for the respondent.

4. Mr. Karan Singh