PALWINDER SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-12393-2026 -1- (213) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-12393-2026 Date of Decision: 25.05.2026 PALWINDER SINGH ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. J.S. Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rishab Singla, AAG, Punjab **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. The prayer in this 4th petition under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 439 of Cr.P.C., 1973) is for the grant of regular bail in case bearing FIR No.204 dated 13.11.2023 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 21, 23, 25, 29 NDPS Act at Police Station Lopoke, District Amrtisar Rural. 2. The brief facts of the case are that BSF officials found two packets in the fields. The co-accused Daljit Singh (granted bail vide order dated 17.11.2025) and Palwinder Singh (petitioner) were apprehended. On making a search of the polythene packets, 540 grams of heroin was recovered. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that he has been falsely implicated in the present case. The mandatory provisions of Sections 42, 50 and 52 of the NDPS Act have not been complied with in their proper perspective. No independent witness was joined at the tim