I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND

AT NAI NI TAL

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE ALOK KUMAR VERMA

22^nd DECEMBER, 2025

FI RST BAI L APPLI CATI ON NO.2429 of 2025

Yogesh Singh Bora ..…Applicant

Versus

State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent

Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. M.K. Goyal, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mrs. Rangoli Purohit, Brief

Holder.

Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.

The applicant is in judicial custody for the

offence punishable under Section 8 read with Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short, “Act, 1985”) in Case Crime No.267 of 2025, registered at Police Station Banbhulpura,

District Nainital.

2. According to the respondent, on 25.11.2025, the police saw a person (applicant) coming on a scooty. He was directed to stop the scooty. On suspicion, he was inquired. He told the police that charas is kept in the dikki of his scooty. The police recovered 918 gm. charas from the dikki. He was arrested at 14:56 hrs.

3. Heard Mr. M.K. Goyal, learned counsel for the applicant and Mrs. Rangoli Purohit, learned Brief Holder for the respondent.

4. Mr. M.K. Goyal, Advocate, contended that the applicant is innocent. The alleged charas was not recovered from his poss