NAINITAL, India, Feb. 5 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 6:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 06TH JANUARY, 2026

FIRST BAIL APPLICATION NO. 11 of 2026

Malkit Applicant

Versus

State of Uttarakhand Respondent

Counsel for the Applicant: Mr. Gaurav Singh, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent: Mr. Pradeep Lohani, Brief Holder.

Hon'ble Alok Kumar Verma, J.

The applicant, Malkit, is in judicial custody for the offence under Section 8 read with Section 21 and Section 60 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short, "Act, 1985") in Case Crime No. 805 of 2025, registered at Kotwali Haridwar, District Haridwar.

According to the First Information Report dated 09.12.2025, the applicant was coming on a bike. He tried to run away upon seeing the police and threw a packet from the right pocket of his jeans. The police recovered 40.40 gm smack from the said packet, which he was holding in his hand. He was arrested at 19:15 hrs.

The rest of the judgment can viewed here: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=I1mmm2bl4r4EREhYK63KvzZ1S0OkKTNrKsPIwInbqZwkS%2FI8ot%2FJO4VW08MEXboJ&caseno=BA1/11/2026&cCode=1&cino=UKHC010001332026&state_code=15&appFlag=

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