IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

214 CRM-M-14763-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 17.04.2026 Taranjeet Banger ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. B. D. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Roshandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab.

MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)

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. 234 dated 01.09.2025, registered under Sections 21(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’)

at Police Station Anti Narcotic Task Force, SAS Nagar, Mohali.

2. Brief facts of the case relevant for the disposal of the present petition are that on 01.09.2025, co-accused Chander Kapoor @ Rahul was apprehended by a police party and recovery of 01 kg. 21 grams of heroin was effected from him. He suffered disclosure statement admitting his involvement in the subject crime and also disclosed that he along with the present petitioner and co-accused Sukhdev Kumar @ Judge and Sukhdeep Sodhi @ Honey were running illegal business of selling heroin. Co-