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

233 CRM-M-8244-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 29.07.2025 Bhim Kumari Rana ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Inderpreet Singh Kooner, 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. 130 dated 19.04.2024, registered under Section 20 and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 at Police Station Zirakpur, District SAS Nagar.

2. Brief facts of the case relevant for the disposal of the present petition are that on 19.04.2024, the petitioner and co-accused Bahadur Gharti and Dhanmaya were apprehended by a police party while they were coming together from Ambala-Chandigarh highway towards village Baltana. On conducting search, recovery of 2.5 kgs. of Charas was effected from a bag which was being carried by co-accused Bahadur Gharti, whereas recovery of 01 kg. of Charas was effected from the petitioner and the same amount of Charas was recovered from co-accused Dhanmaya. All of