Satnam Singh @ Shinda v. State Of Punjab

CRM-M-20959-2025 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CRM-M-20959-2025 Date of Decision: 08.05.2025 SATNAM SINGH @ SHINDA .....PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL

Present:

Ms. Bhupinder K. Bhangu, Advocate for the petitioner. **** H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL) 1.

This petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS for quashing and setting aside of order dated 18.03.2025 (Annexure P-4) passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Kapurthala in case number i.e. NDPS-333-2019 titled as "State of Punjab Vs. Stanam Singh @ Shinda etc." in FIR No. 15 dated 02.03.2019 registered at Police Station Fattudhinga, District Kapurthala under Sections 22/61/85 of NDPS Act wherein the bail bonds and surety bonds of the petitioner has been cancelled and forfeited, non- bailable warrants have been issued against the petitioner with a further prayer to stay the operation of the impugned order dated 18.03.2025 and to stay the arrest of the petitioner. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner could not appear before the learned Appellate Court on 18.03.2025 due to wrong noting down the date of hearing as 15.04.2025. As such the learned Appellate Court cancelled the bail orders of the petitioner and his bail bonds and surety bonds were ordered to be forfeited. Non-bailable warrants of arrest Renu Rawat 2025.05.08 15:58 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-20959-2025 against the petitioner have been issued. She further contended that the petitioner may be permitted to surrender before the learned trial Court to attend the trial proceedings regularly and, therefore, requests that the impugned order may be set aside.

3.

Notice of motion.

4.

On the asking of the Court, Mr. Kamalpreet Bawa, AAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. 5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and gone through the case file.

6.

In view of the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, I do not find any legitimate ground to interfere in the impugned order dated 18.03.2025 (Annexure P-4) passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Kapurthala. However, in case the petitioner surrenders before the Court below within 07 days from today and move an application for grant of regular bail, which shall be considered and disposed of by the Court below on the same very day.

7.

The petition stands disposed of.

(H.S.GREWAL) 08.05.2025 JUDGE renu Whether speaking/ reasoned :

Yes/No Whether Reportable :

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