265 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Madan Singh ….Petitioner versus State of Punjab ….Respondent Date of Decision: February 16, 2026 Date of Uploading: February 16, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Kuldip Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gaurav Gurcharan Singh Rai, Senior DAG Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.90 dated 06.07.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) (Section 29 of the NDPS Act added later on), at Police Station City Jalalabad, District Fazilka.

2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the petitioner is an accused of being involved in an FIR pertaining to NDPS Act involving alleged recovery of 260 grams of Heroin recovered from co-accused, namely, Naresh Kumar @ Nishu and his co-accused, namely Madan Lal (petitioner herein).

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the petitioner is in custody since 06.07.2025. Le