SURAJ KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-28228-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 221 CRM-M-28228-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.05.2026 Suraj Kumar ..... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab ..... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Present : Mr. L.M. Gulati, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. I.P.S. Sabharwal, DAG, Punjab. ***** SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J. This petition for bail is the fourth 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.57 dated 13.04.2025, for the commission of offence punishable under Section 22(C) of , 1985, hereinafter being referred to as ‘NDPS Act’, Police Station City Malout, District Sri Muktsar Sahib. 2. The FIR of this came into being at the instance of ‘ASI Sukhraj Singh’ who had reported that on 13.04.2025, when he was leading a team of police officials deputed for patrolling duty, on the basis of a tip-off given by a reliable source, the petitioner was apprehended and from his possession 70 tablets of Etizolam & Propranolol (weighing 8.12 grams) were recovered. VINOD KUMAR ARYA 2026.05.23 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and i