BALJIT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.27997 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 231 ***** CRM-M No.27997 of 2026 (O & M) Date of decision : 15.7.2026 Date of uploading : 15.7.2026 Baljeet Singh ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Amit Kumar Walia, Advocate, for the petitioner (through VC) Mr. Jaypreet Singh, DAG, Punjab --- SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.67 dated 9.4.2025 under Section 22 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Section 29 of NDPS Act added later on), registered at Police Station City Sunam, District Sangrur. 2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that on 9.4.2025, on a secret information, 10 strips (each containing 15 tablets of alprazolalm IP 0.5 mg. altrea safe 0.5) were recovered from the petitioner and his co- accused. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner ASHWANI KUMAR 2026.07.15 17:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M No.27997 of 2026 -2- is in