KARTIK vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.24447 of 2026 -1- 260 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.24447 of 2026 Date of Decision: 06.05.2026 Kartik ….. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ ***** Present: Mr. Munish Puri, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Raj Karan Singh, Asstt. A.G., Punjab. ***** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed praying for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.33, dated 18.02.2026, under Section 21(b) of NDPS Act (Section 29 of NDPS Act added later on), registered at Police Station Division No.2, District Pathankot. Further prayer has been made for granting interim bail to the petitioner during the pendency of the present petition. 2. Succinctly, the facts of the case are that the police party was on patrolling on 18.02.2026 and when they reached near Cheema Petrol Pump, they saw two young men coming on a white colour Activa scooter towards Dhaki railway crossing side. However, the same was signalled to stop. Driver of the Activa scooter got perplexed and tried to turn back the same towards an empty space. However, on suspicion, both were RITTU 2026.05.07 1