Punjab: HC holds drug accused’s arrest illegal as family not informed, legal aid not given

The Punjab and Haryana High Court held the arrest of drug accused Sajan Singh illegal because his family was not informed of the grounds of arrest.

Sajan Singh was not provided legal assistance before being produced before a magistrate for remand.

Justice Surya Partap Singh's bench allowed Sajan Singh's habeas corpus petition and ordered his release.

Sajan Singh was arrested on February 9, 2026, in Ferozepur after police allegedly found 307 gm heroin in his possession.

The arrest memo failed to communicate grounds of arrest to the petitioner's mother, violating legal mandates.