CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 22848 of 2024 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:55102 Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 22848 of 2024 Applicant :- Pradeep Dhaka Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mohd Imran Khan,Rohit Pandey,Yogesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddharth,J. Heard learned counsel for applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. This bail application has been preferred by the accused- applicant, Pradeep Dhaka, who is involved in Case Crime No. 49/2024, under Section 8/18 of of N.D.P.S. Act, Police Station- Chandi Nagar, District- Baghpat. There is allegation against the applicant that he was found in possession of 4 kg of opium/afeem. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that by way of Notification dated 23 December, 2022, the Union Government has notified the enactment Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Disposal) Rules, 2022. Chapter II of the aforesaid rules provide for Sampling of the contraband substance. Rule 10 categorically provides that: 10. Drawing the samples. - (1) One sample, in duplicate, shall be drawn from each package and container seized. (2) When the pack