IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M No.16569 of 2026 Date of decision : 16.4.2026 Date of uploading : 16.4.2026 Vikram Singh ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab ---

SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present 3rd petition has been filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.68 dated 17.6.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) at Police Station Mehtpur, District Jalandhar.

2. The gravamen of the allegations against the petitioner is that he is an accused of being involved in an FIR pertaining to NDPS Act involving 150 loose intoxicant tablets (As per Chemical Examiner Report containing 14.25 grams of etizolam salt) was allegedly recovered from the petitioner on 17.6.2024 near village Umrewal.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was arrested on 17.6.2024. Learned counsel for the petitioner has furt