JUDGMENT :

Vikas Bahl, J.

1. This is the first petition under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in FIR No.87 dated 16.06.2021, under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Dakha, District Ludhiana.

2. The case of the prosecution is that ASI Narinder Kumar along with ASI Lakhvir Singh, senior constable Paramvir Singh and senior lady constable Mandeep Kaur were present at the main chowk of Mandi Maullanpur, when a special messenger came and informed the said persons that the petitioner, who was dealing in intoxicant tablets, would sell the same from village Dakha to village Issowal and in case the barricading was to be done, the said petitioner could be apprehended. It is further the case of the prosecution that as is apparent from the report under Section 173 Cr.P.C., in spite of the fact that the said barricading was done, the petitioner managed to run away from the spot after throwing the polythene bag but he was recognized by the senior constable Paramvir Singh and on checking the said bag, 800 tablets of 100 MG SR Tablets RADOL-100 containing the salt-Tramadol Hydrochloride, were recovered from the said po