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

218 CRM-M-15981-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.04.2026 Raghu @ Nitu ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Manoj R. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, 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 case bearing FIR No. 50 dated 26.06.2025, registered under Sections 21(C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 at Police Station Behrampur, District Gurdaspur.

2. Brief facts of the case relevant for the disposal of the present petition are that on 26.06.2025, co-accused Malkit Singh, Rishi Saini and Parth Saini, while travelling in a car, were apprehended by a police party. During personal search of co-accused Malkit Singh, recovery of one pistol along with magazine containing 05 live cartridges was effected from him. He could not produce any license for the same. Upon search of the car, recovery of 270 grams o