Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail under S.483 BNSS 2023 granted where implication rested on co-accused's disclosure statement (cash deposit into niece's account), with no contraband recovery from petitioner, clean antecedents, custody period considered, parity with already-bailed co-accused, and no State objection. FIR No.164 dt. 07.08.2025; Sections 18(b), 29, 61, 85 NDPS Act; P.S. Ismailabad, District Kurukshetra; 2.660 kgs opium; co-accused Shivgan @ Balli, Jaswinder @ Samni/Sammi; witness-protection condition imposed; merits left to trial court. Case: CRM-M-16348-2026, Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, decision 06.04.2026, Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted; petitioner to be released on furnishing requisite bail bond/surety bond to the satisfaction of the Trial Court/Duty Magistrate concerned, subject to the condition of no threat to or influencing of prosecution witnesses.