This petition for bail, which is first petition filed by the
petitioner under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023,
has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No.57 dated
27.04.2024, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 21(c),
25, 27(a) and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,
hereinafter being referred to as ‘NDPS Act’, Police Station Division No.1,
District Jalandhar.
2. The abovementioned FIR came into being at the instance of ‘SI
Sukhraj Singh’, who had reported that on 27.04.2024, when he was heading
a team of police officials deputed for patrolling duty, at Bhagat Singh
Colony bypass he spotted one Innova Car bearing Registration No.PB08-
BS-2958 heading towards GT road. As per above-named police officer for
the purpose of usual checking, when he signalled the car driver to stop,
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instead of stopping the car, he tried to flee from the spot. According to
above-named police officer, in view of above-mentioned suspicious
behavior the car was intercepted and its driver was apprehending, who on
enquiry disclosed his name as Satnam Singh @Babby. As per report
submitted by the above-named police officer, on the basis of suspicion when
search of the car was conducted, a black colour bag was found therein and
on checking, it was revealed that there were 08 packets of Heroin in the
above-mentioned bag and Rs.21 lacs drug money. On measurement the
weight of each packet came out to be 01 kg. (total 8 kg.)
