CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 7431 of 2024 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:49789 Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7431 of 2024 Applicant :- Lavkesh Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mashaluddin Shah,Swati Agrawal Srivastava 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, Lavkesh Kumar, who is involved in Case Crime No. 712 of 2023, under Sections- 8/20/29 of N.D.P.S. Act, Police Station- Sirsaganj, District- Firozabad. There are allegations against the applicant of recovery of 2 quintal 20 kg of ganja from the possession of applicant. 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.