ANKIT vs STATE OF HARYANA

253 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-15303-2026 Date of decision: 04.05.2026 ANKIT ...PETITIONER V/S STATE OF HARYANA ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present: Mr. Ritender Rathee, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Surender Singh Pannu, Addl. A.G., Haryana. **** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (ORAL) 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in case FIR No.0252 dated 05.08.2025 registered under Section 15 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) at Police Station Israna, District Panipat. 2. After arguing for some time, when this Court was not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, learned counsel limited his prayer to the extent that the trial of the case is at the stage of prosecution evidence and the trial Court be directed to expedite the proceedings and to conclude the trial expeditiously. 3. On the other hand, learned State counsel placed on record the custody certificate of the petitioner, which is taken on record. He submitted that the petitioner is a habitual offender and is involved in several cases. As such, he prayed for dismissal of the present petition. MANISHA 202