Judgment

Mr. Harpreet Singh Brar, J.

The prayer in the present petition is made for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.185 dated 04.10.2023 registered under Sections 22(c)/29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 registered at Police Station City Budhlada, District Mansa.

2. The FIR was registered on the allegations that police party was patrolling to intercept anti-social elements, when they were near Guru Nanak College Chowk Budhlada, a middle aged man was seen standing nearby. On sighting the police party, he started moving fast and he was carrying a plastic bag in his left hand. He was captured by the Sub-Inspector Bikkar Singh, with the help of the police officials and on suspicion, his search was conducted and he was found to be in possession of 2100 tablets of Lomotil which contains Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride & Atrophine Sulphate. The police party, after complying with the mandate of Section 50 of the NDPS Act, recovered the drugs from the person of the accused. On the basis of ruqa sent by Sub-Inspector Bikkar Singh, the FIR was registered and during investigation, co-accused Chamkaur Singh, from whose possession, 2100 tablets of Lomotil were recovered, ma