P&H: Grants Bail in recovery of 510 Gram Heroin Case, Citing Antecedents of accused cannot by themselves justify denial of bail when facts of case otherwise support release.

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 26 Aug 2026
Headnotes

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Ss.37, 21(c), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483  — Contraband - Bail in commercial quantity case — Recovery of 510 grams of heroin — Petitioner in custody since 16.11.2025 and challan presented on 12.05.2026 — 28 PWs cited and none examined...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 - Bail - Antecedents of a person are required to be accounted for while considering a bail petition preferred by him - However, this factum cannot be a ground sufficient by itself to decline concession of bail to petitioner in the FIR...

 


Facts of the Case

P&H: Grants Bail in recovery of 510 Gram Heroin Case, Citing Antecedents of accused cannot by themselves justify denial of bail when facts of case otherwise support release.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Akshay Singh alias Akshay Kumar in an NDPS case involving the alleged recovery of 510 grams of heroin. The petition was filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking release in FIR No. 0222 dated 16.11.2025 registered under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act at Police Station City Sri Muktsar Sahib.

The petitioner told the court that he had been in custody since 16.11.2025 and that the mandatory provisions of the NDPS Act had not been complied with. He also argued that the trial was...

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