LAWS(RAJ)-2023-10-166

SANJAY KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Decided On October 05, 2023
SANJAY KUMAR Appellant
V/S
STATE OF RAJASTHAN Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This criminal misc. fourth bail application under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. has been preferred claiming the following relief:

(2.) The petitioner has been arrested in connection with FIR No.143/2020 registered at Police Station Sadar Nimbahera, District Chittorgarh for the offence under Sec. 8/15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short, 'NDPS Act').

(3.) Brief facts of the case, as placed before this Court by learned counsel for the petitioner, are that on 26/6/2020, while there was a blockage on the border of Ahirpura, by one Phulchand Tailor, Station House Officer (SHO), a vehicle (car) bearing registration No. DL 8C AAM 8762 was coming from Nimach; when the said vehicle was stopped, three persons, namely, Sanjay Kumar, Suman and Sonu, were found sitting therein; thereafter, the vehicle was searched, during course whereof, a contraband Doda Post (poppy straw) weighing 70 kgs 100 gram was recovered; whereafter the aforementioned FIR was registered and the present petitioner alongwith other co-accused were arrested.