JUDGMENT :

RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J.

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.24 dated 09.02.2026 registered under Section 15/25/29/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, at Police Station City Sunam, District Sangrur.

2. Brief facts of the present case are that on 09.02.2026, ASI Harpreet Singh, along with his fellow police officials was on patrolling duty and on suspicion, apprehended one person, namely, Ashok Kumar, who was found in conscious possession of 10 kgs. of poppy husk. Hence, the present FIR.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submitted that the petitioner was neither present at the spot, nor has any concern with the said offence. It has also been contended that the petitioner has been nominated as an accused only on the basis of the disclosure statement made by co-accused Ashok Kumar and it is a trite law that disclosure statement of the co-accused during his custodial interrogation is not admissible. No recovery is to be effected from the petitioner.