CRM-M-52008-2025 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 236 CRM-M-52008-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.09.2025 Mincal Arora ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Ankur Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab. MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is for grant of interim bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 69 dated 08.07.2025, registered under Sections 22 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) at Police Station Jalandhar Cantt., District Jalandhar. 2. The petitioner has been booked in the aforementioned FIR and is facing trial on the allegations that on 08.07.2023, 7000 intoxicant tablets of Tramadol Hydrochloride 100 MG were recovered from his conscious possession. He suffered disclosure statement, on the basis of which, subsequent recovery of 120000 tablets of the same tablets was effected from an abandoned car. The previous petition of the petitioner, seeking grant of regular bail, has been dismissed on merits by this Court on 22.10.2024. 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that his wife is MOHAMMAD WASEEM ANSARI 2025.09.23 10:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-52008-2025 (O&M) -2- suffering from Uterine Fibroids and is having medical complications. She is taking treatment from Dr. Yadvinder Singh at Ludhiana. She has been advised surgery. For looking after her and for arranging her surgery, the presence of the petitioner is required as he is the only active male member in his family. As such, prayer has been made for granting interim bail to him. 4. Short reply has been filed by the respondent-State. Along with the reply, a certificate issued by Dr. Yadvinder Singh, who is admittedly the treating doctor of the wife of the petitioner, has been annexed, as per which, the wife of the petitioner was under his treatment for Uterine Fibroids and had been managed conservatively with medicines. She was referred to higher centre as she might require surgery in the long term. He has reported that at the moment, her condition can be managed with medicines. In view of this report, this Court is of the considered opinion that there is no emergent situation for surgery of the wife of the petitioner. As such, no ground has been made out for his release on interim bail. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed. 22.09.2025 (MANISHA BATRA) Waseem Ansari Waseem Ansari Waseem Ansari Waseem Ansari JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No MOHAMMAD WASEEM ANSARI 2025.09.23 10:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document