229 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-15462-2026 DECIDED ON: 22.07.2026 DALJIT SINGH @ KALA .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH. Present: Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate, and Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Vinay Malhotra, DAG, Punjab. SANJAY VASHISTH, J (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner, seeking grant of regular bail, in case, FIR No.74, dated 26.12.2024, under Sections 21/23-C/25/29 of NDPS Act and sections 3/4/5 of Explosive Act, 1908 and section 25 of Arms Act, 1959, registered at Police Station SSOC, District Amritsar. 2. Case of the prosecution, as discussed in the order dated 13.01.2026 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar (Annexure P-4), are reproduced here below, for reference:- “As per allegations, on 26.12.2024, SSOC, Police Unit received secret information that accused Sandeep Singh @ Seepu was running a network of smuggling of heroin and illegal weapons from Pakistan and accused Gurjit Singh, Akashdeep Singh and Rajinder Singh used to obtain consignments of heroin and weapons from cross-border through drone and further supplied the same at different places. Some days before, Gurjit Singh received the consignment of heroin and weapons and today Gurjit Singh was going LAVISHA 2026.07.23 13:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC, Chandigarh CRM-M-15462-2026 -2- to Pataka Market, Jhajghar in order to supply the heroin and if a raid would be conducted, then accused could be apprehended redhanded. Being the information reliable, action was taken and accused Gurjit Singh was apprehended along with 1400 grams heroin. During investigation, Baljeet Singh and Sandeep Singh @ Deepu were nominated as accused in the present case on the basis of disclosure statement of accused Gurjit Singh and further recovery of 01 hand-grenade and 01 pistol 9MM along with magazine was also effected on the disclosure statement of Gurjit Singh. During investigation, accused Baljeet Singh was arrested and recovery of 01 pistol 9MM along with magazine and 05 live cartridges was effected from him. During investigation, on 30.12.2024, accused Gurjit Singh and Baljeet Singh suffered disclosure statements that they, on the instructions of Sandeep Singh @ Seepu, resident of America, used to receive consignments of weapons and narcotics and further supplied the same at different places and for this work, they get commission from Sandeep Singh @ Seepu and in the month of December 2024 Sandeep Singh @ Seepu supplied them two hand-grenades and 2 pistols out of which one hand-grenade was thrown on PS Islamabad. During investigation, Daljeet Singh s/o Amrik Singh was nominated as accused in the present case vide DDR no.19 dated 07.01.2025 on the disclosure statement of co-accused, but said accused Daljeet Singh remained under-ground and thereafter Look- out-Circular was issued against Daljeet Singh. On 06.05.2025, accused Daljeet Singh tried to abscond from India but was detained at NSCBI Airport, Kolkata. During investigation, recovery of 10 live cartridges of 32 bore and 55 grams heroin was effected on the basis of disclosure statement of accused Daljeet Singh. During investigation, recovery of 270 grams of heroin was also effected in the present case on the disclosure statement of accused Daljeet Singh @ Kala, who disclosed that he kept the said heroin along with Sarabjit Singh @ Joban in the Kothi of Sadeep Singh @ Seepu.” 3. Petitioner was arrested on 06.05.2025 from the airport at Kolkata, while he was allegedly attempting to flee from the country. LAVISHA 2026.07.23 13:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC, Chandigarh CRM-M-15462-2026 -3- 4. Bail petition, i.e. CRM-M-16033-2026 filed by co-accused namely Gurjit Singh, was dismissed being not pressed, vide order dated 21.07.2026. 5. Considering the nature of allegations, coupled with the submissions made by learned State counsel that petitioner is a member of a gang and is involved in several other cases of similar nature, and taking into account the conduct of petitioner in attempting to flee from the country, this Court is not inclined to extend the concession of regular bail to the petitioner in the present case. 6. Accordingly, present petition is dismissed. (SANJAY VASHISTH) 22.07.2026 JUDGE Lavisha Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No LAVISHA 2026.07.23 13:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC, Chandigarh