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JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI Reserved on Pronounced on Order :: :: 04/08/2025 12/08/2025 izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad& 06-06-2025 ds fo:) ;g f}rh; tekur vkosnu i= vUrxZr /kkjk 483 Hkkjrh; ukxfjd lqj{kk lafgrk ¼439 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk½ mls iqfyl Fkkuk iz/kku vkj{kh dsUnz Hkz"Vkpkj fujks/kd C;wjks] jktLFkku] t;iqj }kjk ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 119@2025 vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 7] 7,] 8] 11] 12 Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k¼la'kksf/kr½ vf/kfu;e 2018 esa fu;fer tekur iznku fd;s tkus ds laca/k esa izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr izFke tekur izkFkZuk i= la[;k&8312@2025 fnukad 16-07-2025 dks xq.kkoxq.k ij fujLr fd;k x;k gS A [2025:RJ-JP:30699] (2 of 6) [CRLMB-9721/2025] tekur izkFkZuk i= ij nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh xbZ A ;ksX; vf/koDrk izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dk rdZ gS fd ifjoknh jkts'k nqjstk dh f'kdk;r ij lg vfHk;qDr ds lkFk okrkZyki ds vk/kkj ij izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks fcuk fdlh vk/kkj ds fnukad 20-05-2025 dks fxjQ~rkj fd;k x;k gS] mlls dksbZ fj'or jkf'k dh cjkenxh ugha gq;h gSA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd /kkjk 17 , Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e 1988 dh ikyuk esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vuqla/kku fd, tkus ls iwoZ vfHk;kstu Lohd`fr ugha yh xbZ gS o /kkjk 35 ch-,u-,l-,l- ds vkKkid izko/kkuksa dh ikyuk ugha dh xbZ gS A vfHk;kstu Lohd`fr ds vHkko esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) izlaKku ugha fy;k tk ldrk gS u gh mls fu:) fd;k tk ldrk gS A izkFkhZ dks izdj.k esa >waBk Qalk;k x;k gS A ekg Qjojh] ekpZ] vizSy] 2025 dh dksbZ dkWy fjdkWfMZax vUos"k.k vf/kdkjh }kjk izLrqr ugha dh xbZ gS A mudk ;g Hkh fuosnu gS fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksi i= izLrqr gks pqdk gS ] izkFkhZ ofj"B ukxfjd gS o fnukad 30-06-2025 dks lsokfuo`r gks pqdk gS A mlds fo:) iwoZ esa dksbZ vkijkf/kd ekeyk ugha jgk gS lg vfHk;qDr foosd lksuh o iwU;kjke eh.kk dks bl U;k;ky; }kjk tekur dk ykHk fn;k tk pqdk gS] vUoh{kk esa le; yxsxk vr% izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dks tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkosA fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us tekur vkosnu dk fojks/k djrs gq, rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ij Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k C;wjks] jktLFkku] pkSdh lokbZek/kksiqj ij vfrfjDr iqfyl v/kh{kd tSls in ij inLFkkfir gksdj lg vfHk;qDrx.k nykyksa ds tfj;s lokbZek/kksiqj {ks= esa inLFkkfir fofHkUu yksd lsodksa ls muds okrkZyki dh fjdkWfMZax fd;s tkus bR;kfn dk Hk; fn[kkdj Hkz"Vkpkj dk laxfBr fxjksg cukdj Hkkjh fj'or dh jkf'k izkIr djus ds laca/k esa xaHkhj vijk/kksa dk vkjksi gS A lg vfHk;qDr nyky jkejkt eh.kk o caVh ikjhd ds tfj, Lo;a ls ukjkt gksus dk Hk; fn[kkdj izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr fofHkUu yksd lsodksa ls ekfld ca/kh ds :i esa eksVh fj'or dh jkf'k izkIr djrk Fkk A bl laca/k esa twu 2024 esa vke turk }kjk ifjokn izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk] lg vkjksih jkejkt eh.kk nyky ds eksckbZy ls gqbZ okrkZyki ds vk/kkj ij izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks vijk/k esa fyIr ik;k o [2025:RJ-JP:30699] (3 of 6) [CRLMB-9721/2025] mls vfHkj{kk esa fy;k x;k A ,slh fLFkfr esa izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ds fo:) /kkjk 17 , Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e 2018 dh vuqefr fy;s tkus dh vko';drk ugha FkhA mudk ;g Hkh fuosnu gS fd izdj.k esa dsoy ek= vkjksi i= izLrqr gksus ds vk/kkj ij izdj.k dh ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa dksbZ ifjorZu ugha gqvk gS cfYd vkjksi i= izLrqr gksus ls vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksiksa dh iqf"V gh gqbZ gSA vfHk;kstu Lohd`fr ds izdj.k vHkh fuLrkfjr gq, gS ftlesa laHkor;k izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ds fo:) Hkh vfHk;kstu Lohd`fr tkjh gks xbZ gksxhA vr% vijk/k dh xaHkhjrk dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, ;g tekur vkosnu i= fujLr fd;k tkosA geus nksuksa i{kksa }kjk izLrqr rdksZ o fordksZa ij euu fd;k o i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd voyksdu fd;k A izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr lqjsUnz dqekj }kjk vfrfjDr iqfyl v/kh{kd] Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k C;wjks] lokbZek/kksiqj ds in ij jgrs gq, lg vfHk;qDrx.k jkejkt eh.kk o caVh ikjhd ls feyhHkxr dj lokbZ ek/kksiqj {ks= ds yksd lsodksa dks fj'or laca/kh okrkZvksa dh fjdkWfMZx dh >waBh /kedh nsdj fj'or jkf'k olwyus] nykyksa ds ek/;e ls voS/k ctjh ds Vªdksa dh fudklh yksd lsodksa ls djokdj voS/k ctjh ifjogu esa lg;ksx dj ljdkj dks gkfu igqapkus] 'kjkc ds Bsdsokyksa ij in dk izHkko Mkydj voS/k :i ls 'kjkc dh cksrysa eaxok;s tkus dk vkjksi gS A bl laca/k esa lg vkjksih nyky jkejkt eh.kk }kjk mlds eksckbZy uacj 8005632757 ls izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dh okrkZyki bl izdj.k esa izLrqr gq, gSa A fnukad 07-01-2025 dks lg vfHk;qDr jkejkt eh.kk dh fofHkUu le; ij tks eksckbZy ls okrkZyki gqbZ] mls dsl Mk;jh esa izLrqr fd;k x;k gS] ftlesa jkejkt ds eksckbZy ij izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr lqjsUnz 'kekZ ds }kjk ckrphr dh x;h gS A fnukad 08-01-2025 dks Hkh fofHkUu le; ij jkejkt ds eksckbZy ls lqjsUnz 'kekZ }kjk ckr dh x;h gS] blh izdkj ls fnukad 09-01-2025] 16-01-2025 o 29-01-2025 dks Hkh blh izdkj dh okrkZ dh fjdkWfMZax izdj.k esa izLrqr gq;h gS A mDr okrkZyki esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr lqjsUnz dqekj 'kekZ rRdkyhu vfrfjDr iqfyl v/kh{kd Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k C;wjksa pkSdh lokbZek/kksiqj }kjk lg vfHk;qDr jkejkt eh.kk o caVh ikjhd }kjk vkil esa feyhHkxr o lkaBxkaB dj ftyk lokbZek/kksiqj {ks= ds vf/kdkfj;ksa ls fj'or [2025:RJ-JP:30699] (4 of 6) [CRLMB-9721/2025] jkf'k eaFkyh ca/kh ds :i esa olwyus o lg vkjksihx.k nykyksa ds ek/;e ls vU; ljdkjh dk;kZy;ksa ds vf/kdkfj;ksa dks fj'or laca/kh okrkZyki dh fjdkWfMZx dh >waBh /kedh nsdj fj'or jkf'k dh ekax djus ds rF; lkeus vk;s gSA okrkZyki esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr }kjk vius in dk nq:i;ksx djds nykyksa ds ek/;e ls voS/k ctjh ds Vªdksa dh fudklh yksd lsodksa ij vuko';d ncko Mkydj voS/k ifjogu djokus vkSj voS/k :i ls 'kjkc dh cksrysa eaxok;s tkus ds rF; Hkh vk;s gSa A vuqla/kku ds nkSjku ;g rF; Hkh vk;k gS fd twu 2024 esa vke turk ctfj;k Fkkuk ekuVkmu lokbZek/kksiqj }kjk izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds Hkz"Vkpkj esa fyIr gksus dh f'kdk;r dh x;h Fkh A fnukad 10-06-2023 dks izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr }kjk Hksts x;s jes'k flufluokj uked O;fDr }kjk Hkjr flag mifujh{kd@Fkkukf/kdkjh ] Fkkuk mnbZ eksM ds ikl vkdj mi fujh{kd@Fkkukf/kdkjh ls ,d yk[k :i;s dh ekax djus vU;Fkk Fkkuk NksM+dj pys tkus dh /kedh nsus ,oa ,slk djus esa foQy jgus ij Fkkuk ds fdlh vkneh dks yisV nsus gsrq dgus] ckVsM+k Fkkukf/kdkjh }kjk vkns'k ugha ekuus ij Vªsi fd, tkus ds rF; Hkh lkeus vk;s gSa vkSj bl laca/k esa Hkjr flag mi fujh{kd }kjk jkstukeps esa jiV Mkyuk Hkh crk;k x;k gS lkFk gh izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr }kjk ds-ds- eh.kk ,oa ,-lh- ch- dehZ dks iqfyl Fkkus esa mifujh{kd Fkkukf/kdkjh Hkjr flag ds ikl fHktokdj mlds Qksu ls vkB ekg gskus ij mDr mifujh{kd ds dk;kZy; esa feyus ugha vkus dh f'kdk;r djrs gq, ukSdjh [kjkc djus dh dgrs gq, feBkbZ ikuh dh ekax ds rF; vuqla/kku ds nkSjku lkeus vk;s gSa A iznhi 'kekZ ds eksckbZy ds OgkV~lvi pSV vkSj eSlst ds Ldzhu 'kWkV ls fj'or ds laca/k esa vkjksi i= esa vafdr rF;ksa dh rkbZn gksuk crk;k x;k gS A izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ds fo:) /kkjk 17 , Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e 1988 ds rgr vfHk;kstu Lohd`fr ugha fy;s tkus dk D;k izHkko gksxk] bl rF; dk vo/kkj.k xq.kkoxq.k ij fopkj.k ds i'pkr~ gh fd;k tk ldrk gS A bl izdj.k esa vkjksi i= izLrqr gks pqdk gS A vkjksi i= izLrqr gksus ek= ls ugh ekuk tk ldrk fd izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ds fo:) dksbZ vkjksi ugha curk gS A bl laca/k esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar [2025:RJ-JP:30699] (5 of 6) [CRLMB-9721/2025] ¼2022½18 lqizhe dksVZ dSlst 374] ukjdksfVDl dUVªksy C;wjks cuke eksfgr vxzoky ds iSjk la[;k& 19 dk lqlaxr Hkkx fuEu izdkj gS %&

19. ...............The length of the period of his custody or the fact that the charge-sheet has been filed and the trial has commenced are by themselves not considerations that can be treated as persuasive grounds for granting relief to the respondent under Section 37 of the NDPS Act. blh laca/k esa nsgyh mPp U;k;ky; }kjk tekur izkFkZuk i= la[;k&665@2023] ds'ko izdk'k xqIrk cuke LVsV ,u-lh-Vh- vkQ nsgyh esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 21-11-2023 ds iSjk la[;k&8 dk lqlaxr Hkkx fuEu izdkj gS%&

8. Before adverting to the merits involved herein, this Court would like to specify that though filing of the charge-sheet is a material consideration while granting bail, however, the same us not the sole criterion to be taken into consideration as it has to be coupled with the facts and circumstances involved. blh izdkj U;kf;d n`"Vkar 2024 ,l-lh-lh- vkWuykbZu f=iqjk]447] f=iqjk jkT; cuke fetkuqj jgeku ds iSjk la[;k&11 dk lqlaxr Hkkx fuEu izdkj gS %&

11. On careful consideration of the above enunciation of law, I can easily hold that mere filing of charge- sheet is not a ground at all or has no persuasive value to grant baiil to an accused of allegedly committing offence under the penal provisions of NDPS Act. The materials available on records do not suggest anything that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the accused is not guilty of committing [2025:RJ-JP:30699] (6 of 6) [CRLMB-9721/2025] the alleged offence under Sections 20(b) (ii) (c)/25/29 of the NDPS Act. bl izdkj vkjksi i= izLrqr gksus ds vk/kkj ij ;g ugha ekuk tk ldrk fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr tekur izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh gks A Hkz"Vkpkj ls lacaf/kr vijk/k esa bl vijk/k dh xaHkhjrk] dk;Z dh izd`fr o fofHkUu ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks ns[kk tkuk gksrk gS A izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksfir vijk/kksa dh izd`fr xaHkhj gS A vfHk;kstu Lohd`fr ds vHkko esa izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) izlaKku ugha fy, tkus ;k vfHk;qDr ds fo:) fopkj.k dk dksbZ U;k;ksfpr vk/kkj ugha gks] bu rdksZa dks izlaKku ds Lrj ij izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k j[k ldrk gS A bl Lrj ij izkFkhZ@vfHkq;Dr dks tekur dk ykHk fn, tkus ds dksbZ U;k;laxr mfpr vk/kkj ugha gS A izdj.k ds vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh o egRoiw.kZ lk{khx.k ds c;ku ys[kc) gksus ds i'pkr gh vijk/k dkfjr djus esa vfHk;qDr dh Hkwfedk Li"V gks ldrh gS A bl izdkj vkjksfir vijk/kksa dh xaHkhjrk o izdj.k dh rF;kRed fLFkfr rFkk vU; ifjfLFkfr;ksa ij fopkj djus ds ckn] izdj.k ds xq.kkoxq.k ij dksbZ vafre jk; O;Dr fd, fcuk izkFkhZ dks tekur dh lqfo/kk fn;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA ifj.kker% izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr lqjsUnz 'kekZ iq= Jh ';keyky 'kekZ dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g f}rh; tekur vkosnu i= Lohdkj ;ksX; ugha gksus ls fujLr fd;k tkrk gS A (CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J Rishikesh Soni/Reserve