ASHOK KUMAR @ KASHI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-14696-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sr.No.222 CRM-M-14696-2026 Decided on : 04.05.2026 Ashok Kumar @ Kashi ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL *** Present : Mr. Munish Puri, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Amrit Kaur Mahir, AAG, Punjab. *** RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.0038 dated 09.02.2026, registered under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Section 111 of BNS, at Police Station Sujanpur, District Pathankot. 2. Brief facts of the present case are that as per the prosecution, on 09.02.2026, ASI Pawan Kumar along with his fellow police officials was on patrolling duty and on suspicion, apprehended the petitioner, who was found in conscious possession of 05 grams 67 miligrams of heroin. Hence, the present FIR. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is MAMTA MALHOTRA 2026.05.05 18:06 innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He