CRM-M-38538-2025 -1- 360 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-38538-2025 Date of Decision:29.07.2025 Balwinder Singh @ Charanjit Singh …Petitioner vs. State of Punjab …Respondent Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Ketan Chopra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Navdeep Singh, DAG, Punjab. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with a prayer to grant regular bail to him in case FIR No.199 dated 01.12.2022 registered under Sections 15, 25, 29, 61-85 of NDPS Act, at Police Station Macchiwara Sahib, District Ludhiana. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the recovery of 260 Kg of Poppy Husk had taken place from Jasdev Singh @ Dev, co-accused. The petitioner was neither named in the FIR nor the contents of the FIR connected him to the commission of crime in any manner. He further contends that the petitioner has been involved only on the basis of disclosure statement suffered by Jasdev Singh @ Dev, co-accused and no recovery was effected from him. The petitioner was arrested in the present case on 20.11.2024 and after completion of investigation, challan has been presented against him. Even the petitioner is a first offender. HEMLATA 2025.07.29 23:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-38538-2025 -2- 3. On the other hand, learned State counsel has vehemently opposed the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner on the ground that serious allegations have been levelled against the present petitioner and he does not deserve the concession of bail by this Court. 4. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 5. In the present case, the petitioner is stated to be in custody for the last about 08 months and no recovery was effected from him. Even, he is a first offender and was never involved in any other criminal activity. 6. Thus, without commenting anything on the merits of the case, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail subject to his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate, concerned. (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 29.07.2025 JUDGE hemlata Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HEMLATA 2025.07.29 23:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document