IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 17.03.2025 Gurwinder Singh @ Satta ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Naveen Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurpartap S. Bhullar, A.A.G., Punjab.

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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections

94 20.06.2024 Special Task Force, 15-C of NDPS Act District Bathinda

1. The petitioner incarcerated in the FIR captioned above had come up before this Court under Section 439 CrPC, seeking regular bail.

2. In paragraph 14 of the bail petition, the accused declares that he has no criminal antecedents, whereas as per para paragraph 4 (D) of the status report, the accused has following criminal antecedents:

Sr. No. FIR No. Date Offence Police Station

1. 181 27.11.2023 15-b of NDPS Act Sadar Kotkapura

3. The facts and allegations are taken from the status report filed by the State. On 20.06.2024, based on a chance recovery, the Police seized 54 kgs of poppy husk from possession of petitioner and co-accused. The Investigator claims to have complied with all the statutory requirements of the NDPS Act, 1985, and BNSS, 2023.

4. The petitioner's cou