SC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Manohar Singh in Narcotics Case
Parties Involved
Manohar Singh
State of Haryana
AI Summary
The Supreme Court of India granted anticipatory bail to Manohar Singh, overturning the High Court's denial of bail. The court found insufficient evidence linking him to the alleged narcotics offenses, allowing him to be released on bail if arrested in connection with the FIR.
Bench
A.A.G. Mr. Samar Vijay Singh
PresidingManohar Singh
Haryana
Order Text
Manohar Singh vs State Of Haryana on 23 February, 2026 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026 (arising out of SLP(Crl.) No. 17915 of 2025) MANOHAR SINGH APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA RESPONDENT(S) O R D E R Leave granted. The appellant, Manohar Singh, is aggrieved by the denial of anticipatory bail by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, vide order dated 16.10.2025 passed in CRM-M No. 58583/2025 (O&M), in connection with First Information Report (FIR) No. 148/2024 dated 30.05.2024 registered with Police Station – Julana, District – Jind, Haryana, for the offences punishable under Sections 15(c), 27A and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by Deepak Guglani Date: 2026.02.23 Substances Act, 1985. 17:07:04 IST Reason: By order dated 10.11.2025, this Court Crl.A. @ SLP (Crl) No. 17915/2025 1 granted protection from arrest to the appellant, Manohar Singh, subject to the condition that he joins and cooperates with the investigation in relation to the aforestated FIR. The State of Haryana filed a counter affidavit, wherein it is stated that, pursuant to the order passed by this Court, the appellant joined the investigation on 09.01.2026 and made his disclosure statement. Though it is contended before us that the appellant, Manohar Singh, is the kingpin and he is the one responsible for the commission of the offence, it is an admitted position that no recoveries have...
