GURPREET SINGH @ GOPI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

104 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No. M-24471 of 2026 Date of Decision: 29.05.2026 Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi ... Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent(s) CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Partap Singh. Present: Mr. Narinder Kumar Vadehra, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Eklavya Darshi, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Surya Partap Singh, J. 1. This petition for anticipatory bail is the first petition filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of ‘the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023’. It has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No. 42 dated 19.03.2026, for the commission of offence punishable under Section(s) 21(b) of ‘the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985’, Police Station Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur, Punjab. 2. Vide order dated 12.05.2026, the petitioner was admitted to interim anticipatory bail, subject to the condition of furnishing bonds to the satisfaction of arresting officer. It was also directed that the petitioner shall join the investigation. 3. Heard. 4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that DEEPAK KUMAR BHARDWAJ 2026.05.29 19: