IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT

NAINITAL

Criminal Misc. Application No. 1694 of 2023

(Under Section 482 of Cr.P.C.)

Chandra Singh Sella .............Applicant

Versus

State of Uttarakhand ...........Respondent

Presence:

Mr. Prem Kaushal, learned counsels for the Applicant.

Mr. N.S. Kanyal, learned AGA, for the State of Uttarakhand.

Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J ( Oral)

By means of the present C-482 Application, the Applicant has put

to challenge the order dated 30.10.2021, passed by learned Special Judge (NDPS Act), Udham Singh Nagar in Vehicle Release Application No. 273 of 2021 (FIR No.190 of 2021), “State vs. Vipul and Others” under Sections 8/20/60 of NDPS Act, at Police Station Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar, whereby, the vehicle release application of the Applicant for seeking custody/possession of vehicle having Registration No.UK04 S 2114 has been

rejected by the learned Trial Court.

2. The facts of the case, as reflected in the FIR, are that on 12.06.2021, acting on information received from a mukhbir (informant), the police party intercepted two cars. From one of the cars, two accused persons were arrested, and 1.094 kg of charas was recovered from the trunk of the

said vehicle. Up