IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision :11.02.2026 Jaskaran Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Present : Ms. Srishti S. Sharma, Advocate for Mr. K.P.S.Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Eklavya Darshi, DAG, Punjab.

SURYA PARTAP SINGH , J . (Oral) :

1. The petitioner, who is facing trial for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 21, 25 and 29 of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, vide FIR 37 dated 02.07.2024, lodged in Police Station SSOC District Amritsar, is in custody.

2. This petition for interim bail has been filed by the petitioner on the ground that marriage of his sister is scheduled to take place tomorrow, i.e. on

12.02.2026.

3. Notice of motion.

4. Since advance notice has already been served, Mr. Eklavya Darshi, DAG, Punjab, appears on behalf of respondent-State. Hence, service of notice upon the State is hereby dispensed with.

5. The learned State Counsel has filed custody certificate of the petitioner. The same be taken on record.

6. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that for the purpose of interim bail the pet