GURMAIL SINGH @ GURMEL SINGH @ SONU vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-21537-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (214) CRM-M-21537-2026(O&M) Date of decision : 20.05.2026 GURMAIL SINGH @ GURMEL SINGH @ SONU ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Gurbir Singh Dhillon, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab **** MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant one is the second petition preferred by the petitioner under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR No.105 dated 07.08.2024 registered under Sections 15, 25 and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short “NDPS Act”) at Police Station Kot Ise Khan, District Moga. The previous petition filed by the petitioner bearing CRM-M No.66110-2025 had been dismissed by this Court vide order dated 13.02.2026 by making the following observations :- The petitioner was the driver of the Bolero pickup vehicle from which recovery of commercial quantity of contraband had been effected. This vehicle is admittedly owned by his father. Though he had managed to flee from the spot on the day of occur