IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

226-A

CRR-1868-2022 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 09.01.2023

Gurjant Singh

.... Petitioner

Versus

State of Haryana

.... Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR VERMA

Present: -

Mr. AGS Dhillon, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Munish Sharma, AAG, Haryana.

ASHOK KUMAR VERMA, J. (ORAL)

Custody certificate dated 06.01.2023 filed by learned counsel

for the State, is taken on record.

The petitioner has filed the present revision petition for

setting aside the impugned order dated 17.08.2022 passed by learned

Additional Sessions Judge, Karnal, whereby the application dated

08.08.2022 filed by the petitioner under Section 167(2) of the Code of

Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'the Cr.P.C.') for grant of default bail

in case FIR No. 15 dated 05.01.2022 registered under Sections 18 and 25

of the NDPS Act at Police Station Assandh (Karnal), was dismissed.

As per prosecution story, on the basis of secret information,

the petitioner was arrested by the police on 05.01.2022 for having in his

un-authorized possession of 3 kgs of opium which falls within the ambit

of 'commercial quantity', after complying with man