(1.) The present bail application has been filed under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. on behalf of the petitioner, who is in judicial custody in connection with F.I.R. No.21/2022, Police Station Bhirani, District Hanumangarh, registered for the offence punishable under Ss. 8/21 and 29 of the NDPS Act.
(2.) Heard and considered arguments advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Public Prosecutor. Perused the material available on record.
(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioner stated that as per prosecution, alleged contraband - chitta (heroin) weighing 27 gms. have been recovered from the petitioner which is below commercial quantity; as per para 4 of the Rejection Order, no other case is registered against the petitioner; no investigation or recovery is pending against the petitioner; and trial will take time.