119 (2 cases)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

1. CRM-M-27646-2025 Navjot Singh ….Petitioner versus Union of India though Sub Inspector, Narcotics Control Bureau, Amritsar Zonal Unit, Amritsar ….Respondent

2. CRM-M-30059-2025 Manish Kumar ….Petitioner versus Union of India through Sub Inspector, Narcotics Control Bureau, Amritsar Zonal Unit, Punjab ….Respondent Date of Decision: February 11, 2026 Date of Uploading: February 12, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Ruhani Chadha, Advocate for the petitioner (in CRM-27646-2025).

Ms. Navjot Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner (in CRM-M-30059-2025).

Mr. Rajiv Sharma, Special Public Prosecutor with Ms. Indu Bala Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Vinayak Atri, Advocate and Ms. Amrit Kashyap, Advocate for the respondent – NCB.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

By way of the present common judgment, this Court proceeds to adjudicate the aforesaid two petitions together in view of the admitted commonality of factual matrix and congruity of legal issues involved therein, as fairly conceded by the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties.

For the sake of convenience & brevity, the facts are extracted from CRM-M-2764