Nirmal Kaur Alias Nimmo v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-5441-2025 Date of decision: January 30th, 2025 Nirmal Kaur @ Nimmo .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Aditya Anand, Advocate for the petitioner.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Petitioner is seeking quashing of order dated 08.10.2024 passed by the trial Court vide which her bail has been cancelled and non-bailable warrant of arrests have been issued against her; a prayer has also been made to quash the subsequent orders i.e. orders dated 30.11.2024 and 07.01.2025, whereby proclamation proceedings have been initiated against the petitioner, in FIR No.463 dated 26.12.2022 under Sections 22 and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Kotwali, District Kapurthala.

2.

At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to appear and surrender before the trial Court and therefore, she be protected till then and directions be given to the trial Court that her bail application, which she would be filing on her surrender, be decided expeditiously. 3.

Notice of motion.

4.

On asking of the Court, Mr. H.S. Deol, Senior Deputy PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.01.31 10:40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-5441-2025 -2Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. 5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the relevant material on record.

6.

In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to appear and surrender before the trial Court within a period of seven days from today. Till then, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner. This shall, however, be subject to payment of costs in the sum of `10,000/- to be deposited with the District Legal Services Authority, Kapurthala.

7.

It is made clear that in case, the petitioner fails to surrender before the trial Court within seven days from today, this order shall be of no avail to her, thereafter. In case, on appearance and surrender, the petitioner moves an application for bail, the trial Court shall make earnest efforts to decide it expeditiously, in accordance with law. January 30th, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.01.31 10:40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh