MANPREET SINGH ALIAS MANI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.16103 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 221 ***** CRM-M No.16103 of 2026 Date of decision : 15.7.2026 Date of uploading : 15.7.2026 Manpreet Singh @ Mani ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. L.S. Sekhon, Advocate and Ms. Sweedel Goyal, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Jaypreet Singh, DAG, Punjab --- SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.34 dated 2.5.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 21, 25, 27 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) at Police Station Joga, District Mansa. 2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that on 2.5.2025, on a secret information, 350 grams of heroin was recovered from a Verna car bearing registration no.HR12-Z-4290, being driven by co-accused Hardeep Singh and the petitioner was seated on the conductor’s seat. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ASHWANI KUMAR 2026.07.15 17:55 I attest to the accu