RINKU vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 105 CRM-M-8892-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 6.5.2026 Date of uploading: 6.5.2026 Rinku ….Petitioner versus State of Punjab ….Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Yashpal Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Adhiraj Singh, AAG, Punjab. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) (old Section 439 of Cr. P.C.) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No. 16 dated 15.01.2025, under Sections 21, 27 & 29 of the NDPS Act and Section 238 of BNS 2023, at Police Station Special Task Force, District STF Wing, Punjab. 2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the petitioner is an accused of being involved in an FIR pertaining to NDPS Act involving alleged recovery of 266 grams of heroin, which was recovered from the possession of the co-accused of the petitioner namely Dilbag Singh and Rajinder Singh and the petitioner has been nominated in this case on the disclosure of said co-accused. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the petitioner is in custody since 16