213 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-44294-2025 Date of decision: 21.08.2025 MANPREET SINGH ALIAS MANI ALIAS MONU ...Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present: Mr. Kiranpreet Singh Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG, Punjab. ***** YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR , J. (Oral) 1. Petitioner is praying for regular bail in case FIR No.61 dated 28.06.2024, registered at Police Station Dehlon, District Ludhiana, under Sections 22 of NDPS Act, 1985. 2. Brief facts of the prosecution case are that, on 28.06.2024, ASI Subhash Chand along with other police officials was present in the area near Jartoli Cut, Village Killa Raipur in connection with patrolling duty, when he received a secret information that Manpreet Singh @ Mani @ Monu- Petitioner and Narinder Singh @ Ninder are presently standing near the bus stop at Killa Raipur Fatak in vehicle make Bolero bearing No. PB-10-HC-8734, with an intention to sell intoxicating tablets. In case, a raid is conducted, they can be caught red-handed. Report under Section 42 of the Priyanka Thakur 2025.08.22 18:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document NDPS Act was also prepared and sent to Senior Officers through Head Constable Jagjit Singh. Offence under Section 22 of NDPS Act was found to have been committed and ruqa was sent to the police station for registration of the FIR and thereafter, police party reached the spot, from where petitioner and co-accused Narinder Singh @ Ninder were apprehended and 1400 tablets of Tramadol Hydrochloride weighing 278.6 grams were recovered from their possession and they were arrested. After completion of usual investigation, final report was presented in this Court for trial. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned State counsel and have gone through the material on the file. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that co-accused Narinder Singh @ Ninder has already released on bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.07.2025 in CRM-M-59893-2024 (Annexure P-3) and the petitioner too is entitled to be released on bail. 5. On the other hand, learned State counsel has opposed the bail application. 6. Admittedly, co-accused Narinder Singh @ Ninder has already been released on bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.07.2025 in CRM-M-59893-2024 (Annexure P-3), whose case is identical to that of petitioner and in view of the reasons recorded in the said order, petitioner too is entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. 7. Having regard to the aforesaid factual position, but without commenting anything upon the merits of the case, the present petition is Priyanka Thakur 2025.08.22 18:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document allowed and petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond and surety bond to the satisfaction of learned Trial Court/Duty Magistrate concerned, on usual terms and conditions. (YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR) 21.08.2025 JUDGE Priyanka Thakur Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes No Whether Reportable : Yes No Priyanka Thakur 2025.08.22 18:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document