IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.25683 of 2026 Decided on: 07.05.2026 Satnam Singh @ Satta ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ ******

Present: Mr. Mitul Singh Rana, Advocate for the petitioner.

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RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J.

1. Present petition has been filed praying for quashing of FIR No.242, dated 09.10.2025, under Sections 21(c), 29, 61, 85 of NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Tanda, District Hoshiarpur along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom including the challan dated 01.04.2026 qua the petitioner. Further prayer has been made for staying the further proceedings arising out of the FIR during the pendency of the present petition.

2. Succinctly, the facts of the case are that the police party while on patrolling on 09.10.2025 at T-point near village Manpur Mor on the road leading to village Talwandi Sallan, they saw a silver Toyota Innova car coming from the side of village Talwandi Sallan. On seeing the barricading, the said vehicle was stopped and driver of the car tried to reverse the same, however the car got stuck in a dirt pit on the roadside and stopped. Three young