JAGROOP SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-67365-2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 104 CRM-M-67365-2025 Decided on: 19.05.2026 JAGROOP SINGH …...Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB …...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Randeep Singh Waraich, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Punjab. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. 1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.), is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed hereunder:- Name of FIR Date Section(s) Police District Petitioner (s) No. Station Jagroop 0147 14.08.2025 21, 25, 27(a) of Machhiwara, Ludhiana Singh NDPS Act Khanna (Sections 111, 132, 221, 117(2) of BNS were added later on) 2. On 01.12.2025, following order was passed:- “1. xxxx xxxxx xxxx xxxx 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner argues that petitioner is the owner of the car bearing registration No. PB-18AA-3703, and at the time of the recovery of 21.90 grams of heroin, the vehicle was being driven by his brother-in-law, Jasdev Singh @ Jassa. In fact, the contraband was recovered from th