SHANKAR LAL SUTHAR vs STATE OF HARYANA

CRM-M-17449-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 213 CRM-M-17449-2026 Decided on: 07.05.2026 Shankar Lal Suthar …...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Vikas Bishnoi, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Pawan Kumar Jhanda, Sr. DAG Haryana **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.), is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of FIR No. 516 dated 25.12.2022 under Sections 15C and 27-A of NDPS Act, 1985 and 201 of IPC, 1860 (corresponding to Section 238 of BNS) registered at Police Station Meham, District Rohtak. 2. On 01.04.2026, following order was passed: “(i) xx xx xx xx (ii) On receiving of secret information, raid was conducted and from the Eicher truck bearing registration No. HR-39E-0776, total 844 Kgs of poppy husk (in total 42 bags) was recovered. Accused, who was found driving the car was Navneet and on his disclosure statement dated 26.12.2022, accused Vinod was involved in the case, who on being arrested on 12.04.2023 named another accuse