P&H: grants bail in heroin case, citing prolonged trial
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Lovepreet alias Love, who is facing charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in a case involving the alleged recovery of 101 grams of heroin. Justice Sumeet Goel allowed his petition under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
The petitioner told the Court that he had been in custody since May 24, 2026, and alleged that mandatory procedures under the NDPS Act had not been followed. He also argued that the alleged quantity was non-commercial and that he had been falsely implicated. The State...
