216 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Date of Decision: 12.02.2026 Amritpal Singh ... Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent(s)

CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Partap Singh.

Present: Mr. Laghuinder Singh Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Rohit Bansal, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent.

Surya Partap Singh, J.

1. This petition under Section(s) 483 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed for grant of bail with regard to a case arising out of FIR No. 115 dated 28.07.2023 under Section(s) 22 [Sections 29 and 25 added later on] of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Police Station Barnala, District Barnala, Punjab.

2. The abovesaid FIR of this case came into being at the instance of ‘SI Sharif Khan’ ,who had reported that on 28.07.2023 when he was heading a team of police officials deputed for usual law and order duty, at about 07.00 P.M. he received a tip-off from a reliable source that ‘Amritpal Singh’ (petitioner herein) was involved in the activities of selling intoxicating tablets and capsules at Barnala. As per prosecution, in view of above-mentioned information, the above named pol