IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 06.02.2026 Amardeep Singh @ Mota ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present: Mr. Ripudaman Singh Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gautam Thapar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

AARADHNA SAWHNEY , J (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS is for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.0063 dated 26.10.2022 under Sections 21(C),29/61/85 of NDPS Act, Sections 25,27,54,59 of Arms Act, 1959 (Section

489 IPC added later on) registered at P.S Kacha Pacca, District Tarn Taran.

2. Case that has been set up against the petitioner is that he along with co-accused Ram Singh (since granted concession of bail by Coordinate Bench of this Court vide CRM-M-63615-2024) was caught red handed while keeping in their possession 285 grams heroin (marginally more than commercial quantity).

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Statutory formalities were complied with by the police team. Notice under Section 50 of NDPS Act was also not issued before the petitioner was subjected t