IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:16.04.2026 Rulda Khan ... Petitioner Vs.

State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Vijay Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Roshandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab.

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Manisha Batra, J. (Oral).

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner seeking grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR No.15, dated 26.02.2024, registered under Sections 21-C, 27 and 29 of the NDPS Act, at Police Station Bassi Pathana, District Fatehagarh Sahib.

2. As per the allegations, on 26.02.2024, a police party was patrolling in the area of village Shaheedgarh, when one i20 make car was intercepted on the basis of suspicion. Signal was given to the driver of the car to stop but he tried to flee. However, the vehicle was somehow stopped by the police officials. Three persons were found to be present in the vehicle. On asking, they disclosed their names as Sarbjit Singh @ Billa, Rulda Khan i.e. the present petitioner and Sandeep Singh @ Sonu. On conducting their search, 185 injections of Leegesic and 185