IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA CHANDIGARH

201 CRM-M-19094-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.04.2026 Rahul @ Jahul ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY *****

Present : Mr. Prajjwal Jaiswal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gautam Kaile, DAG, Haryana.

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AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 483 BNSS is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.148 dated 10.10.2024, registered under Sections 21-C, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act, at Police Station Bichhore, District Nuh.

2. Learned counsel contends that the petitioner has been in custody for 1 year, 6 months and 5 days. The alleged recovery from the petitioner is of 140 bottles of Codeine, 100 ml. each. No independent witness has been joined at the time of recovery. There is non-compliance of mandatory provisions of the NDPS Act. Challan has been presented on 10.03.2025, charges have been framed on 04.09.2025 and none, out of 19 PWs, has been examined. He is not involved in any other case.

3. The custody certificate dated 16.04.2026 filed by the learned State counsel is taken on record. As per the same, the petitioner is beh