IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 01.04.2026 Date of uploading: 01.04.2026 Chamkaur Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Kamaldip Singh Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.261 dated 18.06.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 21 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (Section 29 of the NDPS Act added later on), at Police Station City Barnala, District Barnala.

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 recovery of 14 bottles of intoxicant syrup labelled Wings Pharma (each bottle containing 100 ML each and intoxicant powder (heroin) weighing 90 grams, which were allegedly recovered from the petitioner.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the petitioner is in custody since 18.06.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the mandatory provisions of the NDPS A