O R D E R

The present bail application has been maintained by the petitioner, under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking his release in case FIR No.68 of 2022, dated 22.5.2022, under Sections 21, 25, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, registered at Police Station Dhalli, District Shimla, H.P.

2. As per the averments made in the petition, the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He is permanent resident of the place and neither in a position to tamper with the prosecution evidence nor in a position to flee from justice. No fruitful purpose will be served by keeping him behind the bars for an unlimited period, so he be released on bail.

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? Yes.

3. Police report stands filed. Succinctly, the prosecution story, as emanates from the records that on 22.5.2022, around 5:45 p.m. a police team was on routine patrolling duty near Bhattakufar, where they received a secret tip-off that one vehicle bearing registration No.HP-06B-3680 (Grand i10) of white colour in which two boys, namely, Lokender Singh (petitioner herein) and Abhishek Mehta were going