IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 212 Date of Decision: 05.05.2025. 1. CRM-M-26565-2021 (O&M) Ravinder @ Ravi @ Ravinder Pal ...Petitioner. Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent. 2. CRM-M-29788-2021 Gurpreet @ Gopi ...Petitioner. Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent. *** CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR ....... Present: Mr. P.S. Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner (in CRM-M-26565-2021). Mr. Aman Dhir, Advocate for the petitioner (in CRM-M-29788-2021), Mr. Karan Garg, AAG, Haryana. *** SUKHVINDER KAUR , J. (Oral) Vide these two petitions petitioner(s) Ravinder @ Ravi @ Ravinder Pal and Gurpreet @ Gopi sought grant of regular bail in case FIR No.338 dated 22.12.2020, registered at Police Station Sadar Kaithal, District Kaithal under Section 18(C) of NDPS Act, 1985 (Sections 18-B, 27-A, 29/61/85 of NDPS Act added later on). Vide order dated 04.08.2021, both the petitioners had already been granted concession of regular bail by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. KOMAL 2025.05.06 17:09 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRM-M-26565-2021 (O&M) & -2- CRM-M-29788-2021 While disposing of these petitions, the matter was referred to a Larger Bench of this Court for answering the question of law, “whether a Gazetted Officer or a Magistrate before whom any such person is brought, or when such a Gazetted Officer or a Magistrate proceeds to the crime site, is then required to comply with the provisions of Section 50 of the NDPS Act, by apprising the accused of his/her right, relating to his/her being asked to refurnish his/her fresh consent for his/her personal search, to be carried out in the presence of Gazetted Officer or Magistrate?” Vide order dated 20.09.2024, the said reference has already been answered by the Larger Bench of this Court. As such, no further order is required to be passed in the aforesaid petitions. Disposed of accordingly. (SUKHVINDER KAUR) JUDGE 05.05.2025. Komal Whether speaking/reasoned? : Yes/ No Whether reportable? : Yes/ No KOMAL 2025.05.06 17:09 I attest to the accuracy of this document