LAWS(P&H)-2024-12-8

KULDEEP SINGH ALIAS KEEPA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

Decided On December 18, 2024
Kuldeep Singh Alias Keepa Appellant
V/S
STATE OF PUNJAB Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner, apprehending arrest in the FIR captioned above, came before this Court under Sec. 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, [BNSS], seeking anticipatory bail.

(2.) In paragraph 9 of the bail petition, the accused declares that he has no criminal antecedents, implying that the petitioner is a first offender.

(3.) The facts and allegations are taken from the reply filed by the State. On October 18, 2024, based on a chance recovery, the Police had seized 1 gram of heroin from the possession of the co-accused, Gurdeep Singh. The Investigator claims to have complied with all the statutory requirements of BNSS, 2023, and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereafter referred to as the "NDPS Act").