NISHAN SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

106 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-24741-2026 DECIDED ON: 04.05.2026 NISHAN SINGH .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH. Present: Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. 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 & age FIR Date Section(s) Police Station District of Petitioner No. (s) Nishan 174 02.09.2024 21/21(C)/29 of City Tarn Taran Tarn Taran Singh, aged NDPS Act about 28 years 2. As per the allegations, on 02.09.2024, petitioner’s co- accused Mangaljit Singh @ Manga along with his co-accused Lovejit Singh @ Labhu were intercepted, and from their possession, 270 grams of Heroin was recovered from the left pocket of the jeans worn by accused Mangaljit Singh @ Manga. During the course of investigation and after registration of the FIR, on the basis of disclosure statement of the arrested accused, petitioner was also involved in the present cas