IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 24.09.2025 Gurdev Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY *****

Present : Mr. Rajat Khanna, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rajiv Sidhu, Sr. DAG, Haryana.

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AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 483 BNSS is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.895 dated 30.12.2023, registered under Sections 18, 61-85 of NDPS Act at Police Station Thanesar Sadar, District Kurukshetra.

2. Learned counsel contends that the petitioner, aged 66 years, has been in custody for last 1 year and about 9 months and alleged recovery to be effected from him is marginally above the non-commercial quantity of contraband, it being 2.7 Kgs. of Opium. No independent witness has been joined at the time of recovery. The trial is not proceeded for which reference is made to order dated 09.05.2025 wherein they were summoned through bailable warrants for 23.09.2025 and he, on instructions, states that none had appeared on this date as well which is a change of circumstance to entertain this petition after he had withdrawn the previ