SATPAL SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-26284-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 245 CRM-M-26284-2026 (O&M) Decided on : 26.05.2026 Satpal Singh ..... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab ..... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Present: Mr. Jashandeep Singh Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J. (Oral) This petition is the second petition for bail, filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of ‘the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita’, 2023. It has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No.99 dated 27.06.2015, for the commission of offence punishable under Section 22 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, hereinafter being referred to as ‘NDPS Act’, Section 540(5) of Jail Manual Act and Section 42 of Prisons Act, Police Station Civil Lines, Bathinda, District Bathinda. 2. The first petition for bail filed by the petitioner was allowed vide order dated 09.01.2018. However, subsequently due to non-appearance of the petitioner before the learned trial Court, the abovementioned bail was cancelled by the learned trial Court vide order dated 04.10.2024. 3. Heard. GAURAV THAKUR 2026.05.26 18:54 I attest to the accuracy and i