IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-19936-2024 (O&M)

Date of decision: 08.05.2026 Nirmal Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Naresh Jain, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Ruchika Sabherwal, Senior DAG, Punjab.

MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)

1. The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of order dated 13.02.2024 (Annexure P-1), passed by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur in case arising out of FIR No. 32 dated 09.03.2022, registered under Sections 18 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) at Police Station Sadar Hoshiarpur, District Hoshiarpur, whereby an application filed by the petitioner, who is special power of attorney holder of Ram Raj, seeking release of vehicle make Verna bearing registration number RJ-08-CC-

0013, has been dismissed.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the impugned order is not sustainable in the eyes of law as the same is contrary to the settled principles governing release of seized vehicles during pendency of trial. It is argued tha