IN TH 114 Gagandeep Singh State of Punjab CORAM : HON Present :- Ms. Mr. **** VINOD S. BHAR The Bharatiya Nagarik petitioner in case 21 (Sections 21 Psychotropic Sub Ludhiana. 2. Brief Jaswant Singh @ recovered from hi made a disclosur Singh @ Gaggu, accused, Gagande Singh @ Jimmy white powder wou from jail, Jaswan heroin from the Gaggu. The recov THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-65 Date of deci Singh @ Gaggu VERSUS HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD Ms. Swati Verma, Advocate for the Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Sr.DAG, Punjab ***** BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) The instant first petition has been file agarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for case bearing FIR No.67 dated 10.04.20 21-B & 29 were added later on) Substances Act, 1985 at Police Stati Briefly, the facts of the present ca @ Jimmy was arrested and heroin his possession. During interrogatio sclosure statement that he met the ap aggu, in jail, and they befriended each gandeep Singh @ Gaggu, obtained the and assured him that whenever the would be supplied to him through hi Jaswant Singh @ Jimmy started receiv the associates of the applicant-accu recovery of 255 grams of heroin was NJAB & HARYANA ARH 65608-2025(O&M) decision: 20.03.2026 ...Petitioner ...Respondent INOD S. BHARDWAJ petitioner. unjab. filed under Section 483 of the grant of regular bail to the 0.04.2025 registered under Section of the Narcotic Drugs and Station Sadar Ludhiana, District case are that on 10.04.2025, heroin weighing 255 grams was rogation, Jaswant Singh @ Jimmy applicant-accused, Gagandeep each other there. The applicant- the mobile number of Jaswant the latter would get out of jail, his suppliers. After his release receiving phone calls as well as accused, Gagandeep Singh @ was effected from Jaswant Singh SUMIT SINGH GUSAIN 2026.03.23 11:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 2 114 CRM-M-65608-2025(O&M) @ Jimmy, who stated that the said heroin had been received by him after visiting Zeera in Moga from the associates of the applicant-accused, Gagandeep Singh @ Gaggu. Although 255 grams of heroin was recovered from the possession of co-accused Jaswant Singh @ Jimmy, the said heroin had been supplied by the applicant-accused, Gagandeep Singh @ Gaggu. It is further alleged that the applicant-accused, Gagandeep Singh @ Gaggu, is running a network from within the jail itself, and accordingly, he has supplied the heroin in question to co-accused Jaswant Singh @ Jimmy. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner contends that recovery of 255 grams of heroin had been effected from co-accused Badal and Jaswant Singh @ Jimmy and that the petitioner has been nominated as an accused on the disclosure statement of the said co-accused. She further contends that the petitioner was already in custody at the time of the abovesaid recovery and there is no manner in which the petitioner may be linked to the said recovery. No recovery pursuant to the disclosure has been effected from the petitioner. She further contends that the petitioner is in custody in the present case since 13.04.2025. There are total 17 witnesses cited by the prosecution and that the trial has not yet commenced since charges have not been framed. 5. Learned State Counsel contends that the petitioner is a history- sheeter and is involved in as many as 22 FIRs. He however fairly concedes that in 10 FIRs, the petitioner herein already stands acquitted. It is also conceded by him that the petitioner was already in custody in relation to the other FIRs and that his nomination in the present case is on the basis of disclosure statement of the co-accused from whom recovery had been effected. It is also fairly conceded that no recovery at the disclosure of the co-accused has been effected SUMIT SINGH GUSAIN 2026.03.23 11:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 3 114 CRM-M-65608-2025(O&M) from the petitioner after his arrest in the present case. The stage of the trial as well as the period of custody already undergone by the petitioner is also not disputed. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respective parties and have gone through the documents appended along with the present petition. 6. Taking into consideration the period of custody already undergone by the petitioner, the nature of allegations levelled, absence of recovery as well as the stage of trial, I deem it appropriate to allow the present petition. 7. The instant petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing requisite bail bond/surety bond to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate, concerned. 8. It is made clear that the petitioner shall not extend any threat and shall not influence any prosecution witnesses in any manner directly or indirectly. 9. The observation made hereinabove shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and the Trial Court shall decide the case on the basis of available material. 10. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. 20.03.2026 (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) Sumit Gusain JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No SUMIT SINGH GUSAIN 2026.03.23 11:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document