High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/12273/2018disposed of

Manjit Kaur v. State Of Punjab

2018-04-18Mr. Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa2 pages

CRM-M-12273-2018 -1-

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-12273-2018 Date of decision: - 18.04.2018 Manjit Kaur .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHABIR SINGH SINDHU

Present:

Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Harbir Sandhu, AAG, Punjab.

**** MAHABIR SINGH SINDHU , J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.09 dated 24.01.2018, under Sections 21, 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act') registered at Police Station Kamboj, District Amritsar Rural. Learned counsel for the petitioner confines his prayer for granting interim bail to the petitioner till the receipt of the FSL report in above-said FIR. It is contended that the petitioner is in custody for about three months and she is a female and no other case is pending against her under the provisions of NDPS Act.

Naresh Kumar 2018.04.19 11:59 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-12273-2018 -2The above factual aspect is duly acknowledged by learned State counsel.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has cited the Division Bench judgment of this Court i.e. Inderjeet Singh @ Laddi and others Versus State of Punjab, 2014(3) RCR (Criminal) 953 in support of his contention that in such an eventuality interim bail is to be granted to the accused.

Under the above circumstances and keeping in view the ratio of the Inderjeet Singh's case (supra) the present petition is disposed of with a direction that the petitioner be released on interim bail, subject to the satisfaction of learned trial Court / Duty Magistrate, Amritsar. It is clarified that the interim bail will come to an end automatically, the moment report from Chemical Examiner is received in the trial Court and she would be liable to surrender in the Court forthwith. ( MAHABIR SINGH SINDHU) April 18, 2018 JUDGE naresh.k Whether reportable?

Yes Whether reasoned/speaking?

Yes Naresh Kumar 2018.04.19 11:59 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh