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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/23708/2024disposed of

Noushad Ali v. State Of Haryana

2024-05-14Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-23708-2024 Date of decision: May 14th, 2024 Noushad Ali .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Haryana .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Rahul Singla, Advocate for the petitioner.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL , J. (ORAL) Petitioner is seeking quashing of order dated 03.05.2023 (Annexure P-13) passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fatehabad, whereby the petitioner had been declared as proclaimed offender in case FIR No.297 dated 25.10.2020 under Sections 22-C, 27-A, 29 of the NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Sadar Tohana, District Fatehabad.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to appear and surrender before the trial Court. Hence, in the aforementioned facts and circumstances, petitioner be protected till his appearance before the trial Court 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, Ms. Deepshikha Chauhan, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent.

PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.05.14 15:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-23708-2024 -25.

In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the instant petition is disposed of with directions to the petitioner to appear and surrender before the trial Court on or before 17.05.2024. Till then, no coercive steps be taken against the petitioner. This shall, however, be subject to payment of costs in the sum of `10,000/- to be deposited with the District Legal Services Authority, Fatehabad.

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It is made clear that in case, the petitioner fails to surrender before the trial Court on or before 17.05.2024, 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. May 14th, 2024 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.05.14 15:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh