IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Tara Chand ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent Sr. No. Particulars Details 1 The date when the judgment is reserved 12.01.2026 2 The date when the judgment is pronounced 16.02.2026 3 The date when the judgment is uploaded on the website 16.02.2026 Whether only operative part of the judgment is pronounced or full

4 Full judgment is pronounced The delay, if any, of the pronouncement of full judgment, and Not

5 reasons thereof applicable CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Vinod Ghai, Senior Advocate with Ms. Kashish Saini, Advocate, Mr. Jeevanjot Singh Kang, Advocate and Mr. Sukrit Chadha, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Aditya Pal Singla, AAG, Haryana.

MANISHA BATRA, J.

1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 157 dated 04.07.2025, registered under Section 20(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) [Section 29 of the NDPS Act added later on] at Police Station Mundkati, District Palwal.

2. Brief facts of the case relevant for th