RAJA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-23432-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 219-2 CRM-M-23432-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 01.05.2026 Raja ..... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab ..... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Present : Mr. Dilraj Singh, Advocate, Mr. Bhupinder Singh, Advocate, Mr. Prabsimran Singh, Advocate and Mr. Gaganpreet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J. This petition for bail is the first petition, filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of ‘the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023’. It has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No.12 dated 11.01.2026, for the commission of offence punishable under Section 21-B and 27-A of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, hereinafter being referred to as ‘NDPS Act’, Police Station Jalandhar Cantt, District Jalandhar. 2. The FIR of this case came into being at the instance of ‘ASI Surinder Pal Singh’ who had reported that when he was leading a team of police officials deputed for patrolling duty on the basis of suspicious conduct, two boys riding on a motorcycle were apprehended who on enquiry disclosed their names as Sajan Singh and Raja (