P&H: grants interim bail in NDPS case till chemical examiner report is filed.

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 18 Sep 2026
Headnotes

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Ss.37, 21, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 — Contraband - Bail —Chemical examiner report has yet not received — Matter was still under investigation - Bail granted till receipt of chemical examiner report.  (Paras 6 & 7)

 


Facts of the Case

P&H: grants interim bail in NDPS case till chemical examiner report is filed.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim regular bail to Avtar Singh in an NDPS case, observing that the chemical examiner’s report had not yet been received and the matter was still under investigation. The petition was filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking regular bail in an FIR registered under Section 21 of the NDPS Act.

According to the prosecution, the FIR related to recovery of 1 kg 16 grams of heroin from the main accused, Jarnail Singh @ Jaila and Vakil Rai @ Sarpanch. Avtar Singh was not named in the...

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