I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND

AT NAI NI TAL

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE ALOK KUMAR VERMA

29^TH DECEMBER, 2025

FI RST BAI L APPLI CATI ON NO.2503 of 2025

Monu alias Sandeep ..…Applicant

Versus

State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent

Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Ankur Sharma, Advocate

(through video conferencing)

Counsel for the Respondent : Mrs. Sweta Badola Dobhal,

Brief Holder.

Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.

The applicant-Monu alias Sandeep is in

judicial custody for the offence under Section 8 read with Section 21 and Section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short, “Act, 1985”) in Case Crime No.30 of 2025, registered at

Police Station Kalsi, District Dehradun.

2. According to the First Information Report dated 12.12.2025, the applicant was apprehended by the police on suspicion. He was searched by the police. The police recovered 160 gm. smack from the right

pocket of his jacket. He was arrested at 21:05 hrs.

3. Heard Mr. Ankur Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant and Mrs. Sweta Badola Dobhal, learned

Brief Holder for the respondent.

4. Mr. Ankur Sharma, Advocate, contended that the applicant is an innocent person. The alleged smack was not recovered from the posse