(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.19/2022, Police Station Talwara, District Hanumangarh, registered for the offence punishable under Sec. 8/21 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 - smack (chitta) weighing 20 gms. have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner; recovered contraband is below commercial quantity; no investigation or recovery is pending against the petitioner; further investigation and trial will take time. With these submissions, learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that the benefit of bail may be granted to the accused-petitioner.