226 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 10.02.2026 Date of uploading: 10.02.2026 Manjit Singh @ Harpal Singh @ Bhalla ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. PBS Goraya, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Baljinder Singh Sra, Addl. AG, Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present petition is the third petition, which has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS 2023 for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.81 dated 29.06.2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 21-C, 29, 61, 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) (Sections 25, 29 of the NDPS Act added later on) (Sections 22, 25, 29-C, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act mentioned in the challan report), at Police Station Jhabal, District Tarn Taran.

2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the petitioner is an accused of being involved in FIR pertaining to NDPS Act involving 925 loose tablets weighing 336.7 grams and containing the salt Tramadol Hydrochloride, were recovered from his possession.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the petiti