Ladi Bhatti Alias Ladi v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 21.01.2026 Ladi Bhatti @ Ladi

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present :

Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gautam Thapar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

***** AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J.(ORAL) 1.

By virtue of the petition under Section 483 BNSS, petitioner, an accused in case bearing FIR No.177 dated 19.07.2025 registered against him, for commission of offences punishable u/s 22/42 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Act 1985 at Police Station City Gurdaspur, District Gurdaspur, has prayed for grant of bail. 2.

Status report dated 20.01.2026 by way of additional affidavit of Mr. Mohan Singh, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur, has been filed. The same is accompanied by FSL report (Annexure R-1). In para 7 of the status report, it has been stated that salt 'Scopolamine' found in the tablets recovered at the instance of petitioner, does not fall under the NDPS Act. Hence, the offence under Section 22 of NDPS Act was deleted vide GD No.25 dated 09.01.2026.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. The falsity of the case set up by the prosecution is apparent from the FSL report. Further, the petitioner has been in custody since 19.07.2025. Now in view of the status report, as per which Section 22 of NDPS Act has been deleted, lenient view be taken in favour of the petitioner, whose past antecedents are quite clean, by granting

him the concession of bail.

4.

Heard. Documents on record perused.

5.

In view of the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner, report of the FSL that has been placed on record today, this Court is, thus, of the opinion that further incarceration of petitioner in custody would not serve any purpose. Resultantly, petitioner is granted the concession of bail subject to his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of learned trial Court/Duty Magistrate concerned. The petitioner shall abide by the following conditions:-
    

  

    

      

  



       

  



     
  

 

        


    

  

  

       

 

 

 
  

   

    

      

     

     
  

  

         

     



 



       
    

  

   

             



   

            

  

 

        

     

        

 
  

  

  

      
    

   

     

   



       

   

  

  

 

      

  

    

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Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and it is made clear that in case there is any breach of the aforesaid conditions, the State shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of bail, as granted to the petitioner by this order.

In view of the above, it is clarified that the observations made herein are limited for the purpose of present proceedings and would not be construed as an opinion on the merits of the case and the trial would proceed independently of the aforesaid observations.

(AARADHNA SAWHNEY) JUDGE 21.01.2026 Hemant Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes / No Whether reportable :

Yes / No