IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND

HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

201

CRM-M-46264-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 24.12.2025

Sandeep Singh ...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA

Present:- Mr. Jaskirat Singh Dhaliwal, Advocate

for the petitioner.

Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab.

MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in this petition, filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is for grant of regular bail to him in case arising out of FIR No. 28 dated 01.03.2025, registered under Sections 22, 27(a) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for

short ‘NDPS Act’) at Police Station City Malout, District Sri Muktsar Sahib.

2. Brief facts of the case relevant for the disposal of the present petition are that on 01.03.2025, co-accused Harpreet Kaur and petitioner Sandeep Singh were apprehended by a police party and recovery of 80 loose intoxicating tablets and an amount of Rs.1 Lakh was effected from them. Upon interrogation, they disclosed that they used to purchase the intoxicating drugs from co-accused Saurav Kumar. On the basis of the same, he was also nominated in this case as ac