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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/17820/2024disposed of

Prabhjit Singh @ Babbu v. State Of Punjab

2024-04-10Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH 2024:PHHC:049389 CRM-M-17820-2024 Date of decision: April 10th, 2024 Prabhjit Singh @ Babbu .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Balbir Singh Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioner.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Petitioner is seeking quashing of order dated 18.11.2022 (Annexure P-8) passed by the trial Court vide which his bail has been cancelled and proclamation under Section 82 of the Cr.P.C. have been issued against him in case FIR No.300 dated 20.12.2018 under Section 22 of the NDPS Act, 1985 registered at Police Station Jandiala, District Amritsar.

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, he be protected till then and directions be given to the trial Court that his bail application, which he would be filing on his surrender, be decided expeditiously. 3.

Notice of motion.

4.

On asking of the Court, Mr. Mr. Navdeep Singh, Deputy Advocate 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.

PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.04.10 16:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-17820-2024 -26.

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 on or before 15.04.2024. Till then, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner. This shall, however, be subject to deposit of costs of `20,000/- with the District Legal Services Authority, Amritsar. 7.

It is made clear that in case, the petitioner fails to surrender before the trial Court on or before 15.04.2024, this order shall be of no avail to him, 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. April 10th, 2024 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.04.10 16:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh