IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M No.25064 of 2026 Date of decision : 8.5.2026 Date of uploading : 8.5.2026 Vijay Singh ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Ms. Rubi Khokhar, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Jaypreet Singh, DAG, Punjab ---

SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.49 dated 7.3.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 21-C/25/ 29/61/85 of the NDPS Act, 1985, at Police Station Gharinda, Amritsar Rural.

2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the petitioner is an accused of being involved in FIR pertaining to NDPS Act involving 475 grams of heroin, which was allegedly recovered from the petitioner and his co-accused.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the petitioner is in custody since 7.3.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the mandatory provisions of the NDPS Act have not been complied with, and thus, the prosecution case suffers from inherent defects. Learned counsel for the petitioner ha