P&H: Refuses Default Bail Plea After Valid Extension Of Time To File Challan

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 23 Sep 2026
Headnotes

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, S.37, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.187(2) — Contrband  —Default bail — Once the period for filing the challan had been validly extended, the accused could not claim default bail on the ground of expiry of the original...

 


Facts of the Case

P&H: Refuses Default Bail Plea After Valid Extension Of Time To File Challan

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed by Raj Singh @ Raju, who had challenged the order refusing him default bail in a heroin possession case.

The petitioner was facing an FIR alleging recovery of 503 grams of heroin. He argued that he was entitled to default bail because the police had not filed the final report within the prescribed time.

The prosecution, however, had already moved an application seeking extension of time to submit the challan, stating that the FSL report had not been received despite reminders. The Additional Sessions Judge, Tarn Taran, granted...

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