IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

214 CRM-M-2621-2026 Decided on : 23.01.2026 Jahir Ali . . . Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: Mr. Manoj R. Sharma, Advocate (through V.C.)

for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Ravneet Singh Lekhi, AAG, Punjab.

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SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral)

1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 439 Cr.P.C.), for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, during the pendency of trial, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed here-under:-

Name ofFIR Date Section(s) Police Station District Petitioner(s) No.

Jahir Ali 128 27.12.2022 21(c)/29/61 of NDPS Act,Ghaniye KePolice Distt.

1985 Bangar Batala, District Gurdaspur.

2. As per case of the prosecution, petitioner/accused – Jahir Ali, along with his co-accused, namely, Jarmanpreet Singh and Gurjant Singh, were apprehended on 27.12.2022, while travelling in a car and were found in possession of 260 grams of ‘heroin’. It is alleged that when the police party was present at T-Point Bhalowali Road, Aliwal, and was checking the vehicles, one car bearing