212 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Date of Decision: 30.01.2026 Raj Kumari ... Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent(s)

CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Partap Singh.

Present: Mr. Manoj R, Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Rohit Bansal, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent.

Surya Partap Singh, J.

1. For the commission of offence punishable under Sections 22 and 27A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, hereinafter being referred to as “the NDPS Act” only [Section 29 of the NDPS Act added later on], the FIR No. 34 dated 10.03.2025 has been lodged in Police Station Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur, Punjab. This is first petition for bail, filed by the petitioner, under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, hereinafter being referred to as “BNSS” only.

2. During the course of investigation of above mentioned case, the petitioner was arrested on 19.03.2025. The petitioner is in custody since then, and therefore, for the concession of bail he has approached this Court, by virtue of present petition under Section 483 of BNSS.

3. In nut-shell the facts emerging from the record are that