IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

229 CRM-M-16325-2026 Date of decision: 07.04.2026 BALJINDER SINGH @ BACHI @ BAJINDER LAL ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Shukla, DAG, Punjab.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL)

1. Through the instant petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (For short “BNSS”), the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No.48 dated 24.02.2026 registered under Sections 21, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 at Police Station City Moga, District Moga (Annexure P-1).

2. On 25.03.2026, the following order was passed by this Court: -

“Prayer in the present petition filed under Section

482 of the BNSS, 2023 is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.48 dated 24.02.2026 registered under Sections 21, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 at Police Station City Moga, District Moga (Annexure P-1).

Brief facts as per the prosecution case are that on

24.02.2026, ASI Satnam Singh along with fellow police officials acti