High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/13159/2020dismissed

Lakhwinder Singh v. State Of Punjab

2020-06-10Mr. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-13159-2020 Date of decision:10.06.2020 LAKHWINDER SINGH .....Petitioner

Versus

STATE OF PUNJAB .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL

Present:

Mr. Arshdeep Singh Kler, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. H.S. Sullar, DAG, Punjab.

(the aforesaid presence is being recorded through video conferencing since the proceedings are being conducted in Virtual Court) **** GURVINDER SINGH GILL , J. (ORAL)

1. Office has informed that although a petition on behalf of petitionerLakhwinder Singh seeking grant of regular bail i.e. CRM-M-12830-2020 already stood filed through Sh. Sandeep Verma, Advocate, but the present petition on behalf of the same petitioner i.e. CRM-M-13159-2020 was also filed through another counsel Sh. Arshdeep Singh Kler.

2. Today at the very outset, Sh. Arshdeep Singh Kler, Advocate has submitted that it was on account of lack of communication that second petition came to be filed and in fact he had filed the bail application on 16.3.2020 i.e. even prior to filing of the petition filed by Sh. Sandeep Verma, Advocate who filed the same on 20.5.2020, but petition filed by him (Arshdeep Singh Kler) could not be listed on account of certain GAURAV SOROT 2020.06.11 14:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

( 2 ) CRM-M-13159-2020 objection having been raised and in the meanwhile subsequently filed petition, filed through another counsel was scrutinized and listed even before the petition filed by Sh. Arshdeep Singh Kler be listed. Learned counsel has however expressed that he shall be more careful in future and has requested that he may be permitted to withdraw the petition i.e. CRMM-13159-2020.

3. In view of the aforestated factual position explained above, request for withdrawal of petition is accepted and this petition i.e. CRM-M-131592020 is dismissed as withdrawn. ( GURVINDER SINGH GILL) 10.06.2020 JUDGE Gaurav Sorot Whether reasoned / speaking?

Yes / No Whether reportable?

Yes / No GAURAV SOROT 2020.06.11 14:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document