High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/16829/2015allowed

Nachhattar Singh @ Sonu v. State Of Punjab

2015-05-26Mr. Justice P.B. Bajanthri2 pages

Cr.M.No.M-16829 of 2015 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.M.No.M-16829 OF 2015 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION : 26.5.2015 Nachhattar Singh alias Sonu PETITIONER

VERSUS

State of Punjab RESPONDENT CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER

1. Whether reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ?

2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ?

3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? Present:- Shri Vikas Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Premjit S.Hundal, A.A.G. Punjab.

MAHESH GROVER, J.

This is a petition filed under section 439 Cr.P.C. with a prayer for release of the petitioner on bail in a case registered vide F.I.R. No.334 dated 19.12.2012 under Section 22 of the N.D.P.S. Act, 1985 at Police Station Patti, District Taran Taran.

The petitioner was granted regular bail by the learned trial Court on an earlier occasion, but he defaulted in appearance on 24.2.2015 leading to the GHANSHYAM DASS 2015.05.27 13:59 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document high court chandigarh

Cr.M.No.M-16829 of 2015 -2cancellation of his bail. Subsequently, the petitioner surrendered before the trial Court and has been in custody since 16.4.2015. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has suffered sufficiently for the default and in view of the fact that he was granted regular bail by the trial Court, he should be granted the said benefit once again. On due consideration of the matter and noticing that the petitioner is in custody since April, 2015 and also the fact that he had surrendered of his own after the default and further noticing the fact that there is no other case pending against him as disclosed by the learned counsel for the State on instructions from SI Rana Ranjit Singh, I deem it appropriate to accept the petition and direct that the petitioner be enlarged on bail subject to his furnishing heavy surety in order to avoid chances of further default.

Petition stands allowed.

Nothing stated hereinabove shall be construed to be an expression of opinion on the merits of the case.

(MAHESH GROVER) May 26, 2015 JUDGE GD GHANSHYAM DASS 2015.05.27 13:59 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document high court chandigarh