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and Registrar’s order with Signatures BA1 No. 293 of 2025 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.

1. Mr. Saurabh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant.

2. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, learned A.G.A. for the State.

3. The present applicant ‘Naresh Kumar’ S/o Late Kunwar Ram is praying for bail in reference to First Information Report dated 22.12.2024 bearing FIR No. 382 of 2024 P.S. Ramnagar, District Nainital, wherein, the present applicant and his wife Kavita both were implicated for the offences punishable under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated and he is languishing in jail since 23.12.2024 and the chargesheet has already been filed. He further argued that the alleged contraband ganja, which is shown to be recovered from the present applicant, is a commercial one and shown to be recovered from the house of the applicant. He submits that before search it is mandatory upon the prosecution to comply Section 42 of the NDPS Act, but the same has not been complied with. He further argued that the inven