Balwinder Singh @ Binder v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-16997-2025 Date of Decision: 05.05.2025 Balwinder Singh @ Binder

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA

Present:

Mr. Naveen Bawa, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Sukhwinder Singh Rai, D.A.G., Punjab.

**** ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No.

Dated Police Station Sections 29.04.2023 Division No.7, District Ludhiana 22, 61 of NDPS Act (Section 29 of NDPS Act added later on) 1.

The petitioner incarcerated in the FIR captioned above has come up before this Court under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, [BNSS], seeking regular bail.

2.

Status Report by way of affidavit filed by State counsel is taken on record. A copy thereof has been supplied to counsel for the petitioner. 3.

Paragraph 16 of the bail petition reads as follows: "16.

That except the present case, no other case under the NDPS Act is pending against the present petitioner, although, petitioner is involved in some other criminal cases, the details of the same are not readily available at present." 4.

As per custody certificate dated 04.05.2025, following criminal antecedents has been mentioned:

Sr. No.

FIR No.

Dated Offenses Police Station 1.

09.03.2018 61-1-14 of Excise Act Samrala 2.

31.08.2022 379B, 34, 411 IPC Focal Point 3.

02.08.2024 309(4), 3(5), 317(5) BNS Sahnewal 4.

13.04.2014 307, 364, 382, 148, 149, 120-B IPC Sahnewal Jyoti Sharma 2025.05.09 15:03 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment High Court, Sector 1, Chandigarh

5.

Faced with the situation, counsel for the petitioner wishes to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file fresh after disclosing all the criminal antecedents. 6.

Given above, the present petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty aforesaid. There is no need to file fresh Power of Attorney and the existing Power of Attorney would suffice. In case, State wants to rely upon status report dated 04.05.2025, they shall be permitted to do so. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. (ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE 05.05.2025 Jyoti Sharma Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes Whether reportable:

No.

Jyoti Sharma 2025.05.09 15:03 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment High Court, Sector 1, Chandigarh