IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.-

CRM-M-15759-2026 (O&M)

Decided on:-23.03.2026 Nikhlesh Kumar ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana ....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. Deepam Raghav, Advocate for the petitioner.

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MANDEEP PANNU J. (Oral)

1. This is the first petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS/438 Cr.P.C for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No.422, dated 01.12.2025, registered under Section 22(c) and 29 of NDPS Act, at Police Station Sadar Fatehabad, District Fatehabad.

2. Briefly stated, the prosecution case is that on 01.12.2025, a police party headed by SI Jaiveer Singh, on the basis of secret information, apprehended co-accused Deepak Kumar Indoriya and Dinesh Kumar, and recovered 450 strips (each containing 08 capsules, i.e. total 3600 capsules) of NRX (Dicyclomine Hydrochloride, Tramadol Hydrochloride and Acetaminophen) weighing 1 kg 944 grams, in the presence of DSP Jagdish Kajla.

3. During investigation, the arrested co-accused disclosed that the contraband had been purchased from co-accused Govind, who, upon arrest, further disclosed that he had procured the same from co-accused Subhash. Subsequ