246 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 07.04.2026 Date of Uploading: 07.04.2026 Somandeep Singh alias Simma …..Petitioner.

Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL *****

Present:- Mr. Amarjeet Singh Prajapati, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gaurav Gurcharan S. Rai, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

SUMEET GOEL, J.(Oral)

Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (under Section 439 Cr.P.C.), for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.203 dated 23.12.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 21, 27(A) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’), at Police Station Chattiwind, District Amritsar Rural.

2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the petitioner is an accused of being involved in an FIR pertaining to NDPS Act involving alleged recovery of 70.50 grams of heroin and drug money of Rs.1,000/- from the petitioner out of which 20.50 grams of heron was allegedly recovered from co-accused Vishal.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 26.1