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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/25904/2025disposed of

Jaspreet Singh v. State Of Punjab

2025-05-14Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-25904-2025 Date of decision: May 14th, 2025 Jaspreet Singh .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate for Mr. J.S. Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL , J. (ORAL) Prayer in the instant petition is for setting aside the order dated 21.03.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by learned Special Judge, Kapurthala, whereby proclamation proceedings have been initiated against the petitioner in FIR No.85 dated 02.10.2018 under Section 8 of The Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B of the IPC registered at Police Station Satnampura, District Kapurthala. 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, Mr. Shiva Khurmi, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.05.14 15:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-25904-2025 -2respondent.

5.

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 within seven days from today. 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 concerned District Legal Services Authority.

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It is made clear that in case, the petitioner fails to surrender before the trial Court within seven days from today, 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, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.05.14 15:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh