IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 13.01.2025 Pronounced on: 24.01.2025 Sandeep alias Sanjeev Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Naveen K. Sheoran, DAG, Haryana.

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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections

0276 14.10.2024 Ding, District Sirsa 15-B/61/85 of NDPS Act

1. The petitioner apprehending arrest in the FIR captioned above has come up before this Court under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, [BNSS], seeking anticipatory bail.

2. As per paragraph 14 of the bail petition, the accused has the following criminal antecedents:

Sr. No. FIR No. Date Offenses Police Station

1 111 - 15 of NDPS Act Ding, District Sirsa

2 291 - 279, 336 IPC and Sirsa Sadar, District Sirsa

15(b) of NDPS Act

3. The facts and allegations are taken from the reply filed by the State. On Oct 14, 2024, based on chance recovery, the Police seized 3.440 kgs of poppy husk from the possession of a co-accused named Ajay Kumar. The Investigator claims to have complied with all the statutory requirements of the NDPS Act, 1985, and BNSS,