124 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 06.04.2026 Dheeraj Kumar @ Kappa ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Chirag Suri, Legal Aid Counsel, for the petitioner.

Mr.Raj Karan Singh, AAG, Punjab.

Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in a case FIR No.191 dated 31.308.2024, registered under Sections 22(C), 61 and 85 of NDPS Act, 1985 (Sections 331(4), 305 and 238 of BNS, 2023 added lateron), at Police Station City Kotkapura, Faridkot.

2. Succinctly, facts of the case are that on 31.08.2024 the police party while on patrolling when reached the round-about made at Dana Mandi Moga Road Kotkapura, they saw two young men coming, who were holding transparent envelopes in their right hands. On seeing the police, they started turning back. However, on suspicion, they were apprehended by the Police and on asking, first young man disclosed his name to be Dheeraj Kumar @ Kapa (the petitioner) and the second person disclosed his name to be Pratap Kumar @ Ashoki. They were suspected to be carrying some contraband in the