236 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 16.04.2026 Date of Uploading: 16.04.2026 Sumit Kumar …..Petitioner.

Versus State of Haryana .....Respondent.

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

Present:- Ms. Gagandeep Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Deepak Kumar Grewal, DAG, Haryana.

SUMEET GOEL, J.(Oral)

Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) (Section 439 Cr.P.C.) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.05 dated 07.01.2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the NDPS Act, 1985, at Police Station Asaudha, District Jhajjar.

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 1 Kg. 200 grams of Charas and the petitioner has been nominated, in this case, on the disclosure of co-accused, namely, Priyanshu, Dipender, Satbir and Krishna.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the petitioner is in custody since 11.02.2026. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the mandatory provisions of the NDPS