MANPREET SHARMA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRR-2712-2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR-2712-2025 JUDGEMENT JUDGEMENT OPERATIVE UPLOADED ON RESERVED ON PRONOUNCED PART PRO- ON NOUNCED OR FULL 13.05.2026 22.05.2026 FULL 22.05.2026 Manpreet Sharma ......Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present: Mr. A.S. Sidhu, Advocate and Ms. Chandanpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, DAG, Punjab. *** ANOOP CHITKARA J. FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections 79 01.09.2023 Ghagga 3/5/7/9 of the Official Secrets Act 1923, Sections 13, 16, 18 of UAPA 1967 and Sec- tions 25-54-59(7)(8) of Arms Act 2019 1. Challenging the order framing of charges, the accused has come up before this court by filing the present criminal revision petition. 2. The facts of the case are being taken from the reply dated February 09, 2026 filed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub-Division Patran, District Patiala. The prosecution's case is that on May 16, 2022, the police officials discovered 08 kilogram and 207 grams of heroin and one pistol from the side strip of a canal. 3. On June 16, 2022, the SHO