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

08^TH DECEMBER, 2025 FI RST BAI L APPLI CATI ON NO.2338 of 2025 Shyam Lal ..…Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Aditya Purohit, Advocate Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Assistant Government Advocate.

Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.

The applicant-Shyam Lal is in judicial custody for the offence under Section 8 read with Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short, “Act, 1985”) in Case Crime No.24 of 2025, registered at Police Station Mukteshwar, District Nainital.

2. According to the First Information Report dated 02.11.2025, the applicant was apprehended by the police on suspicion. He was searched. The police recovered 324.5 gm. charas from his possession. He was arrested.

3. Heard Mr. Aditya Purohit, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Sandeep Sharma, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent.

4. Mr. Aditya Purohit, Advocate, contended that the applicant has been falsely implicated by the police. The alleged charas was not recovered from his possession. There was no independent wi