Jatinder Singh @ Laddi @ Ghora v. State Of Punjab
CRM-M-33867-2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-33867-2025 Date of decision: 08.07.2025 Jatinder Singh @ Laddi @ Ghora
...Petitioner
Versus
State of Punjab
...Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE
Present :
Mr. A. S. Bhatti, Advocate, for the petitioner. ****
, J. (Oral) 1.
The petitioner is seeking regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in FIR No.0004 dated 07.01.2025, under Section 22 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (and offence under Section 29 of the NDPS Act added lateron) registered at Police Station Model Town, District Hoshiarpur.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the prosecution is that 12 gms of the intoxicant powder was recovered from coaccused Tasveer Singh and 15 gms of intoxicant powder was found in possession of co-accused Sanjeev Kumar @ Shiba. The name of the petitioner was nominated on the basis of their disclosure statements. However, the FSL report regarding the contents of the contraband has not come forward till date. It is further stated that in view of the order passed in Inderjit Singh @ Laddy Vs. State of Punjab, 2014(3) RCR (Criminal) 953, it has been observed by our own Hon'ble High Court that the Presiding Officer of a Special Court dealing with NDPS cases, wherever the need is felt and where the matter is being unnecessarily delayed, may grant interim bail till the receipt of the ANIL KUMAR 2025.07.10 16:31 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
CRM-M-33867-2025 Forensic Science Laboratory report and thereafter, consider the case after the receipt of report.
3.
Notice of motion.
4.
Mr. A. S. Samra, AAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. Learned State counsel has filed the custody certificate in the Court today, which is taken on record. As per custody certificate dated 07.07.2025, the petitioner is in custody since 02 months and 02 days. He further submits that FSL report is still awaited and the case is under investigation.
5.
I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
6.
In view of the statement of the learned State counsel, this petition is disposed of. In the meanwhile, the petitioner is granted concession of interim bail on his furnishing requisite bail bonds, surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned till the filing of FSL report. When the FSL report is received and challan is prepared, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the court and seek regular bail.
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08.07.2025 anil Whether speaking/reasoned :
Yes / No Whether reportable :
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