LOVEPREET SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-16801-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sr.No.245 CRM-M-16801-2026 Decided on : 07.05.2026 Lovepreet Singh ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL *** Present : Mr. Arjun Kapur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG, Punjab for the respondent-State. *** RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.59 dated 26.06.2025, registered under Sections 22 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959, at Police Station Kotwali Nabha, District Patiala. 2. Brief facts of the present case, as per the prosecution, are that on 26.06.2025 ASI Balwinder Singh along with his fellow police officials acting upon secret information spotted a vehicle and apprehended the petitioner and co-accused. Upon search, they were found in conscious MAMTA MALHOTRA possession of 900 loose intoxicant tablets. Upon further search one pistol 2026.05.08 14:09 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of