AJAY SINGH@AJAY vs STATE OF PUNJAB

222 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-10131-2026 Date of decision: 25.05.2026 AJAY SINGH @ AJAY ...PETITIONER V/S STATE OF PUNJAB ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present: Mr. Ajay Kumar Rana, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Navreet K. Barnala, AAG, Punjab. **** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This is the second petition filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short - ‘the BNSS’), for grant of regular bail in case bearing FIR No.41 dated 08.02.2025, under Sections 21(c), 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘the NDPS Act’), registered at Police Station Anti Task Force, District ANTF Wing. 2. In the present case, the police apprehended the petitioner along with co-accused, namely, Chamkaur Singh and recovered 400 grams of heroin from the pocket of co-accused Chamkaur Singh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for grant of regular bail to the petitioner on the following grounds: i. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case; ii. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of petitioner and the alleged contraband was