IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (cid:1)

(113) CRM-M-71499-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision : 20.02.2026 RANJIT SINGH @ RANA ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Ruchika Sabherwal, Sr. DAG, Punjab **** (cid:1)

MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL)

CRM-640-2026

1. Application for placing on record certain documents is allowed and the document annexed with the application is ordered to be placed on record as Annexure P-3.

CRM-M-71499-2025

1. The instant one is the third petition preferred 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.125 dated 20.05.2024 registered under Section 21, 21-B, 23 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short “NDPS”) at Police Station Gharinda, District Amritsar. His previous two petitions were dismissed as withdrawn vide orders dated 15.01.2025 and 05.08.2025 respectively passed by this Court.

2. As per the allegations, on the night of 19.05.2024, BSF officials were patrolling near the border area, when they hea