MINTU SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-4974-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 209 CRM-M-4974-2026 (O&M). Date of Decision: 04.05.2026. Mintu Singh ....Petitioner. VERSUS State of Punjab ....Respondent. **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH --- Present: Mr. Naveen Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vinay Malhotra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 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 Mintu Singh 520 16.11.2025 21 of NDPS Act City Barnala (Section 29 NDPS Act added llater on) 2. On 29.01.2026, following order was passed:- “1. xxx 2. As per the prosecution, on 16.11.2025, at approximately 10:45 p.m., members of the police team noticed the accused Lovepreet Singh alias Laadi and Sarbo sitting on the ground JITENDER 2026.05.04 19:16 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRM-M-4974-2026 (O&M) 2 beside some bushes on the right side, rolling a polythene