IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 10.09.2025 Pronounced on: 08.10.2025 Varun Kumar ...Petitioner Versus Union of India …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Sourabh Goel, Special Public Prosecutor with Ms. Deify Jindal, Advocate for the respondent-NCB.

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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

NCB Case Dated Police Station Sections No.

51 08.12.2024 Narcotic Control 8/22/29 of NDPS Act Bureau, Amritsar Zone Unit

1. The petitioner apprehending arrest in the case captioned above has come up before this Court under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, [BNSS], seeking anticipatory bail.

2. Per paragraph 13 of the bail petition, the petitioner has the following criminal antecedents:

Sr. No. FIR No. Date/year Offenses Police Station

1 46 2022 22/29/61/85 of NDPS Maqboolpura, District Act Amritsar

2 85 2023 22/25/27/29/61/85 of Valtoha, District Tarn NDPS Act Taran

3. The facts and allegations are taken from the complaint filed by the NCB. On 08.12.2024, based on secret information, the Police seized 35120 tablets of Alprazolam and 1220 tablets of Tramadol from the possession of co-accused S