IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 19.05.2026 DINESH KUMAR ......PETITIONER Versus STATE OF HARYANA ..... RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Present: Mr. Karan Pathak, Advocate &

Mr. Yajur Mago, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Deepali Verma, Asstt. A.G. Haryana.

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SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J.

1. This petition for bail is the second petition, filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of ‘the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023’. This petition has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No.0136 dated 28.04.2025 for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 17(c)/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station City Mandi, District Dabwali.

2. Briefly stating the facts emerging from record are that the FIR of this case came into being at the instance of ASI Balwan Singh, who had reported that on 28.04.2025 on the basis of secret information a car bearing registration No.RJ06CB-3618 was intercepted and it was found that the petitioner and his co-accused ‘Jasveer Singh’ were travelling in the above- mentioned car and from the space under neath the driver seat, 2.638 kg of Opiu