1. The present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 439 of
the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) for grant of regular bail to the
petitioner in case FIR No. 64 dated 01.04.2026, registered under Sections
21(c)/29 of the NDPS Act and Sections 25/29 of the Arms Act at Police
Station Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur (Annexure P-1).
2. As per the prosecution version, the present FIR was registered on
the basis of a ruqa submitted by ASI Ramesh Kumar, Police Station
Dinanagar. It is alleged that on 01.04.2026, ASI Ramesh Kumar along with
other police officials was on patrolling duty in the area of Jhande Chak,
Paniar, Gandhian and Ghula for checking of bad elements. It is alleged that
when the police party reached near Ghula Mor within the area of village
Gandhian, one person namely Gurvinder Singh @ Gindu, son of Surinder
Singh, resident of village Kharl, Police Station Dinanagar, was seen coming
on foot. On seeing the police party, he allegedly became perplexed and started
him on the ground. The police party apprehended him on suspicion.
2.1 It is further alleged that efforts were made to join independent
witnesses, but none agreed to associate themselves with the police
proceedings. Thereafter, the black polythene bag allegedly thrown by
Gurvinder Singh @ Gindu was checked and heroin was recovered from the
same. The recovered substance was weighed and found to be 260 grams along
with the polythene bag. The recovered contraband was taken into possession
after preparing a sealed parcel.
