1. Present 2nd petition has been filed under Section 483 of
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail to the
petitioner in case bearing FIR No.0198 dated 21.07.2025 registered for
the offences punishable under Sections 21/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act’) at Police
Station District SAS Nagar ANTF, Punjab.
2. The gravamen of the FIR in question pertains to the recovery of
355 grams of heroin.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is
in custody since 01.07.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further
submitted that the mandatory provisions of the NDPS Act have not been
complied with scrupulously, and thus, the prosecution case suffers from
inherent defects. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the
trial is delayed and the liability thereof cannot be fastened upon the
petitioner. Learned counsel has further iterated that the petitioner has
suffered incarceration for more than 11 months. Thus, regular bail is
prayed for.
