CHHINDER PAL SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

1 CRM-M-29453-2026 133 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-29453-2026 Chhinder Pal Singh ….Petitioners versus State of Punjab ….Respondent Date of Decision: July 15, 2026 Date of Uploading: July 15, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Ruhani Chadha, Advocate for the petitioner (presence marked through video-conferencing). Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG Punjab. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) Present 3rd petition has been filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 (erstwhile Section 439 Cr. P.C.) for seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.98 dated 29.04.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 21(c)/61/85 of the NDPS Act, 1985, at Police Station Sadar Fazilka, District Fazilka. 2. The gravamen of the FIR in question pertains to recovery of 360 grams of Heroin. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the petitioner is in custody since 29.04.2025. Learned counsel has argued that the petitioner has been falsely implicated into the FIR in question. Learned counsel has further submitted that mandatory provisions of the NDPS Act have not scrupulously been complied with, and thus, the