RANJIT @ BILLA vs STATE OF PUNJAB — CRM-M/18372/2026

Disposed: --ALLOWED on 10th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: PHHC010521732026

Filing Number

CRM-M/22850/2026

Filing Date

27-Mar-2026

Registration No

CRM-M/18372/2026

Registration Date

02-Apr-2026

Judge

Mr. Justice Sumeet Goel

Coram

Mr. Justice Sumeet Goel

Bench Type

Single

Category

99 ( 945 )

Sub-Category

40.1 - REGULAR BAIL (PUNJAB) ( 220 )

Judicial Branch

CRIMINAL BRANCH

Decision Date

10-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

--ALLOWED

Last updated 12-May-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RANJIT @ BILLA

    Adv. HARNAAZ KAUR HUNDAL

  2. 2.STATE OF PUNJAB

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF PUNJAB

  2. 2.STATE OF PUNJAB

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

    Mr. Justice Sumeet GoelView PDF

    The High Court of Punjab and Haryana granted regular bail to petitioner Ranjit alias Billa in an NDPS Act case, holding that prolonged pretrial detention of over 1 year and 5 months violated his fundamental right to speedy trial under Article 21, despite Section 37 NDPS Act's stringent bail restrictions. The court balanced drug menace concerns against the accused's constitutional rights, finding that trial delays not attributable to the accused cannot justify indefinite incarceration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 27-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRM-M/18372/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana granted regular bail to petitioner Ranjit alias Billa in an NDPS Act case, holding that prolonged pretrial detention of over 1 year and 5 months violated his fundamental right to speedy trial under Article 21, despite Section 37 NDPS Act's stringent bail restrictions. The court balanced drug menace concerns against the accused's constitutional rights, finding that trial delays not attributable to the accused cannot justify indefinite incarceration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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