(212) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 17.11.2025 KAMAL SINGH SODHIYA ... Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. J.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Sourabh Goel, Special Public Prosecutor, NCB with Ms. Anju Bansal, Advocate for the respondent.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.

The prayer in this 6^th petition under Section 483 of BNSS is for the grant of regular bail in case bearing FIR/NCB No.06 dated 28.03.2025 registered under Sections 8, 18 & 29 of NDPS Act at Police Station NCB, Chandigarh.

2. The brief facts of the case are that Kamal Singh Sodhiya (petitioner) and Govind Singh Sodhiya (granted bail vide order dated 05.06.2025 Annexure P-2) were found in possession of 1.764 Kg of opium on

28.03.2025 in the area of Khamanon.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. There is violation of the mandatory provisions of the NDPS Act regarding search and seizure including Section 50 of the NDPS Act. The prosecution version is inherently unbelievable. As the petitioner is in custody since 29.03.2025 but n