MANISH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

218 CRM-M-4255-2026 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-4255-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.05.2026 MANISH ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Ms. Komal Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner. (through V.C.) Mr. Amritpal Singh Gill, DAG Punjab. ..… RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.159 dated 16.08.2021 registered under Sections 22, 61, 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 at Police Station Dasuya, District Hoshiarpur. 2. Brief facts of the present case as per the prosecution are that on 16.08.2021, police party was on a patrolling duty and on the basis of suspicion apprehended the petitioner. On search, the petitioner was found in conscious possession of 90 intoxicant tablets. Hence, the present FIR. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no concern with the said offence. He further contends that mandatory provisions of the NDPS Act were not c