IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on :17.11.2025 Inderjit Singh . . . Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Ruhani Chadha, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vinay Malhotra, DAG, Punjab.

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SANJAY VASHISTH , J. (Oral)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) seeking grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 05 dated 17.01.2024, under Sections 21, 25,29 of NDPS Act, registered at Police Station State Special Operation Cell, Amritsar, District Amritsar.

2. As per the prosecution case, on 17.01.2024, 1 kg of heroin was allegedly recovered from the possession of the petitioner. After his arrest and completion of investigation, challan was submitted on 12.07.2024, and charges were framed on 02.08.2024. Despite petitioner being in judicial custody since 17.01.2024, only one prosecution witness has been examined out of a total of eighteen.

3. Mr. Ruhani Chadha, learned counsel for the petitioner, further submits that although charges were framed on 02.08.2024, prosecution witnesses, who are mostly official witnesses, are not coming forward