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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 07.02.2025 Arshdeep Kumar @ Arshdeep .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present: Mr. Parminder Singh Sekhon, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Rana, Senior DAG, Punjab.

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MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL)

This is second petition that has been filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.88, Section 13.09.2022, under Sections 22 and 29 of NDPS Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Ghall Khurd, District Ferozepur.

Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated, on the allegations that 2500 tablets of tramadol were recovered from the leg space of a vehicle in which he was allegedly travelling. It is submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents and that this is a case of false recovery.

Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner was arrested on 13.09.2022, challan was presented on 13.03.2023, and charges were framed on 01.04.2023, however, the trial has yet to conclude, as the prosecution evidence is still underway. It is further