Jagdeep Singh Alias Dishi v. State Of Punjab
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By virtue of the present petition under Section 483 BNSS, petitioner, co-accused in case bearing FIR No.298 dated 06.11.2024 registered against him, for commission of offences punishable u/s 21(c) of the NDPS Act at Police Station Phillaur, District Jalandhar Rural, has prayed for grant of bail. 2.
Relevant facts emerging from documents on record be noticed hereinbelow:-
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case as nothing was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. In fact, he was not present at the site.
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Per contra, learned State counsel while referring to the status report dated 06.11.2025 filed by way of affidavit of Mr. Sarwan Singh Bal, PPS, '
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has opposed the request for grant of bail on the ground that petitioner and three other accomplices caught red handed for keeping in their illegal possession of 8++ -
Learned State counsel further contends that contraband recovered in the present case falls within the 'Commercial Quantity'. In view thereof, rigors of Section 37 of NDPS Act are attracted which bar the grant of bail, unless the twin conditions prescribed in the provision are satisfied. Further according to him, if lenient view is taken in favour of the petitioner, the likelihood of him indulging in similar offence and fleeing from process of justice cannot be ruled out. - "
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I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the documents on record.
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Before proceeding to discuss the rival contentions, it would be appropriate to refer to judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court wherein case titled as Shambu Lal Gurjar Vs. State of Rajasthan, SLP Criminal 16671 of 2024, decided on 23.04.2024, it was held as under:- ; # # (# (8 /-
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