IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 09.04.2026 Manjinder Singh @ Kalu ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present: Mr. R.D.S. Bhullar, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Shukla, DAG, Punjab.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.24 dated 04.03.2025 registered under Sections 21, 22, 29 and 27-B of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, at Police Station Mehna, District Moga.

2. Brief facts of the present case are that as per the prosecution, on 04.03.2025, ASI Manpreet Kaur, along with his fellow police officials was on patrolling duty and on suspicion, apprehended the petitioner, who was found in conscious possession of 310 loose intoxicating tablets (Etizolam), 5 gram of heroin along with cash amount of Rs.4710/-.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no concern with the said offence. He further submitted that man