VIKRAM SINGH @ BIKRAM SINGH @ VICKY vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-13243-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (209) CRM-M-13243-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 19.05.2026 VIKRAM SINGH @ BIKRAM SINGH @ VICKY ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Ajeet Pal Singh Pakka, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab **** MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant one is the second petition preferred by the petitioner under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR No.35 dated 18.04.2017 registered under Section 22 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short “NDPS Act”) at Police Station Sudhar, District Ludhiana. The previous petition as filed by him had been dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 29.10.2025. 2. The aforementioned FIR was registered on the allegations that on 18.04.2017, the petitioner and co-accused Jagdish Singh were apprehended on the basis of suspicion and recovery of 160 grams of intoxicating power (diphenoxylate hydrochloride) was effected from their conscious possession. They were formally arrested. Investigation n