RAM KUMAR PANDEY vs STATE OF PUNJAB

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh 248 CRM-M-13258-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision:- 04.05.2026 Ram Kumar Pandey … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present:- Mr. Atul Aggarwal, Advocate with Mr. Samarth Suri, Advocate, Mr. V. Yashvir Singh, Advocate and Mr. Sandeep Suri, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sandeep Kumar, DAG, Punjab. ***** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (Oral) 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in case bearing FIR No.135 dated 19.11.2025, registered under Section 22 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, at Police Station Ajitwal, District Moga. 2. The allegations in a nutshell are that on 19.11.2025, two bags were recovered from the back seat of the car having registration No.CH- 02AA-9293 from which 800 and 700 strips each containing ten tablets (total 15000 tablets) were recovered respectively. The petitioner was driver of the vehicle and alongwith co-accused Aman and Mohamad Arshad were travelling in the said car. 3. Learned counsel prayed for concession of bail to the petitioner on the following grounds: (i) That the petitioner has been