IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 27^th February, 2025 National Investigation Agency ...Petitioner Versus Ankush Vipan Kapoor ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Sukhdeep Singh Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vipul Jindal, Advocate for the respondent.

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MANISHA BATRA, J (ORAL):-

The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner-National Investigation Agency (hereinafter to be referred as, ‘NIA’) seeking cancellation of benefit of bail granted to the respondent-accused vide order dated 21.09.2021 passed in CRM-M-27365-2021, in case arising out of FIR No. 23 dated 31.01.2020 registered under Sections 21, 25, 27-A and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) at Police Station Special Task Force, STF Wing, Amritsar.

2. The facts relevant for the purpose of disposal of this petition are that an FIR bearing No. 20 was registered at Police Station STF, District STF Wing, SAS Nagar, Mohali, on 29.01.2020 under Sections 21, 25, 27-A and 29 of NDPS Act and Section 30 of Arms Act, 1959, on the basis of statement of AIG Rachhpal Singh alleging that one Sukhbir Singh @ Happy wa