JUDGMENT

H.S. Madaan, J. - Case taken up through video conferencing.

1. This petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for pre-arrest bail has been filed by the petitioner - Lovepreet Singh @ Luvi, aged 28 years, resident of Narang Ke Syal near Dairy Military Area, Ferozepur Cantt., an accused in FIR No.33 dated 6.4.2021, under Section 21 of NDPS Act, 1985, registered with Police Station Sadar, Moga.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case as per the prosecution story, are that on 6.4.2021, a police party from Police Station Sadar, Moga headed by ASI Virender Singh was present at Railway Crossing, Dagru when it received a secret information that Sukhjinder Singh @ Sukha son of Harbhajan Singh, resident of Ferozepur and Lovepreet Singh @ Luvi(present petitioner) were coming towards Moga from Ferozepur in a Innova Car bearing registration No.PB29M-0600 belonging to Sukhjinder Singh @ Sukha, to deliver huge quantity of heroin. Finding the information to be reliable, ASI Virender Singh sent ruqa to Police Station Sadar, Moga, on the basis of which formal FIR was registered. In the meanwhile ASI Malkiat Singh had reached at the spot and he relieved ASI Virender Singh, then the police party laid