Vishal Kumar @ Laddi v. State of Punjab
Bail refused – NDPS Act, S.22 – codeine-based cough syrup – 'commercial quantity'
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM-M-14076-2026 (O&M), High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, decided orally on 20.07.2026 by Justice Surya Partap Singh (sole judge-author). Petitioner Vishal Kumar @Laddi (printed '@Ladi' in the FIR narration), counsel Samuel Gill, sought a first bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in FIR No.16 dated 13.01.2026, Section 22 NDPS Act, PS Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar (Mohali); State represented by I.P.S. Sabharwal, DAG, Punjab (custody certificate filed; no formal reply; oral opposition). Alleged recovery: 57 vials of Codisrin Cough Syrup (100 ml each) from Ertiga car PB27-K-9069 occupied by the petitioner, Sandeep Singh and Vinay Kumar; defence pleas of clean antecedents and over six months' incarceration. Court's determination: entire syrup quantity (not merely the 11.4 gms Codisrin component) is 'commercial quantity'; twin conditions of Section-37 NDPS Act not shown satisfied; petition dismissed, observations without prejudice to merits. No precedents cited; no monetary quantum involved.