IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

236 CRM-M-54731-2025 Date of Decision : 09.02.2026 GURBINDER SINGH ALIAS JOBAN ALIAS FAUJI ...Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present: Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Hardeep Hans, AAG, Punjab.

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AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J. (ORAL)

1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 483 BNSS, petitioner, an accused in case bearing FIR No.72 dated 15.09.2024 registered against him, for commission of offences punishable u/s 21-C, 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Act 1985 at Police Station Verka, Amritsar, has prayed for grant of bail.

2. Relevant facts emerging from documents on record be noticed hereinbelow:-

On 15.09.2024, Police team headed by Inspector Amanjot Kaur, SHO, Police Station Verka, Amritsar, was on patrolling duty, whey they saw a person coming from the opposite direction, who on seeing the police party tried to turn away. But due to sharp reflexes of police officials, they were able to apprehend him. He introduced himself as Gurbinder Singh @ Joban @ Fauji (present petitioner) After statutory formalities were complied with, petit