205 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 28.02.2025 Surjit Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ..... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Ashish Pal Kaushal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Karunesh Kaushal, AAG, Punjab.

RAJESH BHARDWAJ , J. (Oral)

1. Petitioner has approached this Court by way of filing the present second petition praying for grant of regular bail to him in case FIR No.17 dated 22.01.2024, under Sections 18/25/27/29/61/85 of NDPS Act, 1985 and Section 25 of Arms Act, 1959, registered at Police Station Chherarta District Amritsar.

2. Succinctly facts of the case are that the police party on 22.01.2024, received a secret information to the effect that Surjit Singh and Gurkirat Singh, both were involved in selling intoxicant substance. It was informed that they were travelling in Fortuner Car bearing Registration No.PB 02 BU 5555 and in case of barricade, they could be arrested along with the contraband. On receiving the information, the raiding team was constituted and barricading was laid, vehicle as disclosed was stopped and driver of the vehicle disclosed his name to be Surjit Singh wherea