JUDGMENT :

Kuldeep Tiwari, J.

Through the instant petition, the petitioner craves for indulgence of this Court for his being enlarged on regular bail, in case FIR No.4, dated 06.01.2024, under Section 379 of the IPC (Sections 382, 411, 201 and 34 IPC, and Section 25/27 of the Arms Act, and Section 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985, (for short 'NDPS Act,), were added later on), registered at Police Station City Malout, Disttrict Shri Mukatsar Sahib.

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE PETITIONER

2. The instant FIR was registered on a statement by ASI Kuldeep Singh. The relevant extract of the FIR reads as under-

"statement of ASI Kuldeep Singh No. 125/SMS/PCR Giddarbaha Son of Jarnail Singh, Resident of Street No.11, Patel Nagar, Malout, aged about 54 years, Mobile No. 80549-23225, stated that I am a resident of the said address and posted on PCR, Giddarbaha. My duty shift is from 8.00 AM to 8 PM. On 5.1.2024 at around 8.15 PM, after finishing my duty shift, I took off my uniform and put on civil clothes and drank alcohol and got into my car Honda City No.DL- 7CF-6078 color gray and went to Malout from Gidderbaha. Back at around 8.45 pm. I arrived at Malout town. I was al