Yogesh Kumar @Bhalla v. State of Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CRM-M-13580-2026; decided 21.04.2026; coram Sanjay Vashisth, J.; petitioner Yogesh Kumar @ Bhalla v. State of Punjab; anticipatory bail plea under Section 482 BNS 2023 (corresponding Section 438 Cr.P.C.) for NDPS Act offences (Sections 21-61-85, with Section 29 added later), FIR No.20 dated 09.02.2026, PS Division No.1, District Pathankot; petitioner arrested pre-decision; petition dismissed as infructuous; pending misc. applications disposed of; no precedent cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
In view of the information that the petitioner had since been arrested, the anticipatory bail petition was held to have been rendered infructuous and was dismissed as such. ¶14