CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 44507 of 2024 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:11208 Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 44507 of 2024 Applicant :- Santosh Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Neeraj Kumar Srivastava,Pankaj Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Ashutosh Srivastava,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arimardan Yadav, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and perused the record. The present bail application has been filed by accused- applicant- Santosh Kumar seeking bail in Case Crime No.266 of 2024 under Section 8/20 NDPS Act, Police Station-Chandauli, District- Chandauli. In the prosecution case it is alleged that during police checking, the police arrested the applicant. From the personal search of the applicant, 8.090 kg ganja is alleged to have been recovered from the applicant. The recovery has been made in front of the Gazetted Officer. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the recovered quantity of contraband is 'below commercial quantity' as provided in the Schedule appended with the NDPS Act and therefore, the stringent conditions as contained in Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act are not attracted in this case