IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M No.50562 of 2025 Date of decision : 15.9.2025 Jaskarandeep Singh ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Atul Jain, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Baljinder Singh Sra, Addl. AG, Punjab ---

SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.151 dated 11.7.2025, under Sections 21, 25, 27(a) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Jandiala, District Amritsar Rural.

2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out in the present petition by the petitioner) is as follows:-

‘SHO Police Station Jandiala, District Amritsar Rural "Jai Hind". That today I ASI along with SCT Prabhjot Singh No. 1867, SCT Major Singh No. 204, SCT Jugraj Singh No. 1961, SCT Sandeep Singh No. 47. SCT Manavdeep Singh No. 1961 were going towards Village Mehbanpur from the Main Highway side in a private vehicles, for patrolling and looking for bad persons. Then, we saw three persons riding on a motorcycle i.e.. Hero Splendour Plus, without number plate, coming towards us from the side of Sua Pool Rakh Devidaspura, who immediately after seeing the police party in panic, about to turn backwards. Therefore, the person who was sitting in the middle of the motorcycle, was about to through a transparent plastic bag, after taking it out from the right pocket of the black jean pent he was wearing. Hence, on the basis of the suspicion I ASI along with the help of fellow police officials got control over him and asked him his name and address. On that the person who was driving the motorcycle told that his name is Gurjant Singh son of Rakesh Singh resident of Village Amarkot, Second person told that his name is Arshdeep Singh son of Laddu resident of Village Amarkot and thirds person told that his name is Shamsher Singh son of Khajan Singh, resident of Village Amarkot. That I have introduced myself to the aforesaid accused namely Gurjant Singh, Arshdeep Singh and Shamsher Singh, that I ASI Hardial Singh 1351, is posted at Police Station Jandiala Guru, District Amritsar Rural. That I have worn uniform according to my rank. That I am having a suspicion of having an intoxicated substance in the plastic bag caught hold in your hand. That you have the right to get yourself and your plastic bag searched in the presence of a magistrate or Gazetted officer? The same can be arranged on the spot or you can be taken to their place. Therefore, they have replied that we trust you. you can search us and my polythene bag. That the notice under secilon 50 of the NDPS Act was prepared, read over to the aforesaid accused Gurjant Singh, Arshdeep Singh and Shamsher Singh and then the notice was verified. Consent memos were prepared. That the aforesaid accused Gurjant Singh, Arshdeep Singh, and Shamsher Singh had put their signatures on the memos and the witnesses put their own. Then before checking of the transparent plastic bag being caught hold by the aforesaid accused Arshdeep Singh, in his right hand. I have tried to join the witnesses from public to the party. however, no one joined the party. Therefore, I ASI in the presence of fellow police officials have opened and checked the transparent polythene bag, caught hold by the aforesaid accused Arshdeep Singh in his right hand, out of the said bag heroine was recovered, On the spot, videography was conducted through eSakshya. Recovered heroine was measured with the help of electronic weighing machine which becomes 20 grams of heroin, including the polythene bag. which was then put in a plastic box, a separate parcel was prepared and was sealed under my seal i.e.. HS along with other seal, a separate sample seal was prepared and the obligations of Form No.4 were complied with. Plastic Box Parcel alo