IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 23.01.2026 Kaali ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present: Mr. J.S. Bains, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Shukla, DAG, Punjab.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.0081 dated 23.04.2025 registered under Section 21-C, 27-A, 29, 61, 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, at Police Station Ajnala, Amritsar Rural.

2. Brief facts of the present case are that as per the prosecution, on 23.04.2025, SI Lakhwinder Singh, along with his fellow police officials was on patrolling duty and on suspicion, apprehended two persons, namely, Sajan Masih and Harbhej Singh, who were found in conscious possession of 255 grams of heroin along with drug money of Rs.1,02,800/- whereas one Daljit Singh managed to flee away from the spot. Hence, the present FIR.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and he ha