IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

297 CRM-M-51673-2024 (O&M)

Date of decision: 13.02.2025 Kamaljit Singh @ Kamal ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. R. S. Rai, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sahil Goel, Advocate and Mr. Amit Bokan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Himani Arora, AAG, Punjab.

MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C., is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 084 dated 14.08.2017, registered under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) at Police Station Mehtiana, District Hoshiarpur.

2. Brief facts of the case relevant for the disposal of the present petition are that on 14.8.2017, the petitioner along with co-accused Kuldeep Singh, while coming on a motorcycle, was apprehended by a police party headed by Inspector Sarabjit Singh. On their search, 112 grams intoxicant powder (Alprazolam) was recovered from the present petitioner, whereas on search of Kuldeep Singh, recovery of 90 grams of intoxicant powder (Alprazolam) was effected. Both of them were formally