IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 23.03.2026 Surinder Kumar ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent

122 CRM-M-61804-2025 Date of Decision: 23.03.2026 Mohd. Tahir ..... Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Yashpal Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner in CRM-M-18392-2025.

Mr. Pradeep Virk, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Kamal Jindal, Advocate and Mr. Ajay Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner in CRM-M-61804-2025.

Ms. Ramta Chowdhary, DAG, Punjab.

Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL)

1. By this order, the two above-mentioned petitions are disposed of, both having arisen out of the same FIR.

2. Prayer in the present petitions is for grant of regular bail to the petitioners in a case FIR No.58 dated 24.04.2023, registered under Sections 22 and 29 of NDPS Act, 1985 and Sections 419 and 120-B IPC, at Police Station City-I, Malerkotla, District Malerkotla.

3. Succinctly, facts of the case are that on 24.04.2023 the police party while on patrolling, when reached near Chauni Wali Maszid behind at the distance of about 15-20 karam on Kucha road, they saw a Chhota Tempo (Ashoka Layland) par