ASHWANI KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.30051 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 217 ***** CRM-M No.30051 of 2026 Date of decision : 29.5.2026 Date of uploading : 29.5.2026 Ashwani Kumar ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Ms. Chandanpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Baljinder Singh Sra, Addl. AG, Punjab --- SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.128 dated 11.11.2023 under Sections 15(c) and 27(a) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur. 2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the petitioner is an accused of being involved in FIR pertaining to NDPS Act involving 100 Kgs. of poppy husk allegedly recovered from the mini truck bearing registration No.PB-13-AR-7287, being driven by the petitioner, whereas co-accused Karnail Chand alias Gori (owner of the said mini truck) was seated on the conductor side and Ajay Kumar was also seated in the said ASHWANI KUMAR t