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Khushpreet Singh Alias Khushi Alias Ghoni And Others v. State Of Punjab

2026-04-06Mr. Justice Aman Chaudhary3 pages

​-​1​-​ ​IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA​ ​AT CHANDIGARH​ ​142​ ​ ​ ​Date of Decision : 06.04.2026​ ​Khushpreet Singh alias Khusi alias Ghoni and Others​ ​....Petitioners​ ​VERSUS​ ​State of Punjab​ ​....Respondents​ ​CORAM :​​HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY​ ​Present:​ ​Mr. J.S.Moudgill, Advocate for the petitioners.​ ​*****​ ​AMAN CHAUDHARY J. (ORAL)​ ​1.​ ​Prayer​​made​​in​​the​​present​​petition​​for​​quashing​​the​​impugned​​order​ ​dated​ ​31.01.2026,​ ​Annexure​ ​P-7,​ ​passed​ ​by​ ​learned​ ​Additional​ ​Sessions​ ​Judge,​ ​Sangrur,​​in​​case​​FIR​​No.68​​dated​​12.05.

2024​​registered​​under​​Sections​​307,​​324,​ ​323,​ ​341,​ ​506,​ ​148,​ ​149​ ​IPC​ ​(Sections​ ​326,​ ​201​ ​IPC​ ​added​ ​later​ ​on)​ ​[corresponding​ ​Sections​ ​109,​ ​118(1),​​117(2),​​126,​​351​​(2),​​191,​​190​​of​​BNS]​​at​ ​Police​ ​Station​ ​Lehra,​ ​District​ ​Sangrur,​ ​vide​ ​which​ ​bail​ ​bonds​ ​of​ ​the​ ​petitioners​ ​have been cancelled and non-bailable warrants were issued them.​ ​2.​ ​Learned​​counsel​​submits​​that​​the​​petitioners​​were​​granted​​regular​​bail​ ​by​ ​the​ ​trial​ ​Court​ ​vide​ ​orders​ ​dated​ ​18.07.2024,​ ​06.07.2024,​ ​26.07.2024​ ​and​ ​31.01.2025,​​respectively​​and​​they​​were​​regularly​​appearing​​before​​the​​trial​​Court.​ ​Thereafter,​​they​​could​​not​​appear​​before​​the​​trial​​Court​​on​​31.01.2026​​as​​they​​had​ ​wrongly​​noted​​the​​date​​as​​09.02.

2026,​​leading​​to​​cancellation​​of​​bail,​​forfeiture​​of​ ​bonds​ ​and​ ​issuance​ ​of​ ​non-bailable​ ​warrants​ ​vide​ ​order​ ​dated​ ​31.01.2026,​ ​Annexure​ ​P-7.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​further​ ​submitted​ ​that​ ​after​ ​registration​ ​of​ ​the​ ​FIR,​ ​the​ ​complainant​ ​entered​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Panchayati​ ​Compromise​ ​with​ ​the​ ​petitioners​ ​on​ ​23.11.2024.

​-​2​-​ ​quashing​ ​petition​ ​before​ ​this​ ​Court​ ​by​ ​way​ ​of​ ​CRM-M-4416-2025​ ​titled​ ​as​ ​"Kamal​ ​Sharma​ ​and​ ​Others​ ​vs.​ ​State​ ​of​ ​Punjab",​ ​wherein​ ​direction​ ​has​ ​been​ ​issued​ ​to​ ​the​ ​parties​ ​to​​get​​their​​statements​​recorded.​​Their​​non-appearance​​was​ ​neither​ ​intentional​ ​nor​​deliberate​​but​​due​​to​​the​​aforesaid​​bonafide​​reason.​​They​ ​are​​ready​​and​​willing​​to​​join​​the​​proceedings​​on​​or​​before​​the​​next​​date​​of​​hearing​ ​and​​pray​​for​​grant​​of​​one​​opportunity​​for​​them​​to​​surrender​​before​​the​​trial​​Court,​ ​even if the same is subject to costs.​ ​3.​ ​Notice of motion.​ ​4.​ ​Mr.

​​Manipal​​Singh​​Atwal,​​DAG,​​Punjab,​​accepts​​notice​​on​​behalf​​of​ ​respondent-State​​and​​submits​​that​​the​​warrants​​of​​arrest​​have​​been​​rightly​​issued​ ​against the petitioners, as they had absented themselves from the proceedings.​ ​5.​ ​Heard.​ ​6.​ ​The​​very​​purpose​​of​​issuance​​of​​warrants​​of​​arrest,​​is​​to​​compel​​and​ ​secure​​the​​presence​​of​​the​​accused​​to​​face​​trial​​and​​establish​​the​​rule​​of​​law,​​as​​also​ ​to ensure finalization of the proceedings.​ ​7.​ ​This​​Court​​in​​CRM-M-36490-2022,​​titled​​as​​Major​​Singh​​vs.​​State​ ​of​​Punjab​,​​decided​​on​​15.09.2022,​​CRM-M-38277-2022,​​Surjit​​Singh​​vs.​​State​ ​of​ ​Punjab​,​ ​dated​ ​26.08.2022​ ​and​ ​CRM-M-39000-2022,​ ​titled​ ​as​ ​Raghav​ ​vs.​ ​State​​of​​Punjab​,​​decided​​on​​09.09.

2022,​​had​​set​​aside​​the​​orders​​of​​non-bailable​ ​warrants.​ ​8.​ ​Considering​ ​the​ ​facts​ ​and​ ​circumstances​ ​of​ ​the​ ​case,​ ​judgments​ ​referred​ ​to​ ​hereinabove,​ ​the​ ​readiness​ ​and​ ​willingness​ ​of​ ​the​ ​petitioners​ ​to​ ​surrender​ ​and​ ​join​ ​the​ ​proceedings,​ ​which​ ​was​ ​incumbent​ ​upon​ ​them​ ​for​ ​the​ ​culmination​​of​​the​​same,​​the​​present​​petition​​deserves​​to​​be​​and​​is​​allowed,​​in​​the​ ​interest​ ​of​ ​justice,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​facilitate​ ​expediting​ ​the​ ​trial​ ​and​ ​for​ ​taking​ ​it​ ​to​​its​ ​logical end.

​-​3​-​ ​9.​ ​As​ ​a​ ​consequence​ ​of​ ​the​ ​aforesaid,​ ​the​ ​impugned​ ​order​ ​dated​ ​31.01.2026, Annexure P-7, is set aside.​ ​10.​ ​The​​petitioners​​are​​directed​​to​​surrender​​before​​the​​learned​​trial​​Court​ ​on​​or​​before​​20.04.2026​​and​​deposit​​Rs.10,000/-​​(each)​​as​​costs​​with​ ​Sai​​Aasra​ ​Paraplegic​ ​Rehab​ ​Centre​ ​(Kotak​ ​Mahindra​ ​Bank,​ ​Branch​ ​Sector​ ​27​ ​D,​ ​Chandigarh,​ ​Account​ ​No:​ ​9612001641,​ ​IFSC:​​KKBK0004201​,​​whereupon,​​they​ ​be​ ​released​ ​on​ ​the​​same​​bail/surety​​bonds​​as​​had​​been​​furnished​​by​​them​​at​​the​ ​time​​of​​granting​​bail.

​​They​​are​​also​​directed​​to​​furnish​​an​​undertaking​​by​​way​​of​ ​an​ ​affidavit​ ​that​ ​they​ ​will​ ​appear​ ​on​ ​each​ ​and​ ​every​ ​date​ ​of​ ​hearing​​before​​the​ ​learned​​trial​​Court,​​unless​​specifically​​exempted​​by​​the​​Court.​​They​​shall​​not​​leave​ ​the​​country​​without​​prior​​permission​​of​​the​​Court.​​The​​trial​​Court​​may​​impose​​any​ ​other​​condition​​that​​it​​may​​deem​​appropriate​​in​​the​​facts​​and​​circumstances​​of​​the​ ​present case.​ ​11.​ ​The present petition is accordingly disposed of.​ ​12.​ ​Before​​parting​​with​​this​​order,​​it​​is​​made​​abundantly​​clear​​that​​in​​case​ ​the​​petitioners​​do​​not​​adhere​​to​​the​​aforesaid,​​the​​present​​petition​​shall​​be​​deemed​ ​to have been dismissed without any reference to this Court.