IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (224)

Date of decision: 25.08.2025 Lala Singh .... Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. P.S. Sekhon, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Harkanwar Jeet Singh, AAG, Punjab.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral)

The prayer in the present petition under Section 483 of BNSS is for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.34 dated 04.03.2025 under Sections 15, 25 and Section 29 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Barnala, District Barnala.

2. The brief facts of the case are that Lala Singh (petitioner) son of Tarsem Singh @ Titri and Tanveer Singh son of Lala Singh were apprehended with 54 kgs. of poppy husk. During the course of the investigation, the co-accused disclosed the names of Meena Rani (since granted bail vide order dated 25.07.2025, Annexure P-2), Gelo Kaur and Maghar Singh @ Ghona Singh (since granted bail vide order dated

08.08.2025, Annexure P-3).

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that there is a violation of the mandatory provisions of the Act regarding the search and seizure. No independent witness of recovery was joined