IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 05.02.2026 SAVITA GARG ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Sandeep Wadhawan, Advocate and Mr. Gurjot Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Roshandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab **** (cid:1)

MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL)

1. The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR No.103 dated 13.08.2024 registered under Sections 21(C), 25 and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short “NDPS”) at Police Station Dugri, District Ludhiana.

2. As per the allegations, on 12/13.08.2024, the accused Jasjot Singh and Khushmandar Singh @ Mandar were apprehended by Police and they were found to be in conscious possession of 21,000 and 9,000 intoxicating tablets of Alprazolam 0.5 mg and drug money of Rs.15,050/-. They were formally arrested. During the course of investigation, the accused-Deepak Garg, Sandeep Singh and the present petitioner were nominated as additional accused on the basis of the disclosure s