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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/39888/2025allowed

Lakhwinder Singh @ Kaalu v. State Of Punjab

2025-07-31Mr. Justice H.S. Grewal2 pages

CRM-M-39888-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-39888-2025 Date of decision: 31.07.2025 Lakhwinder Singh @ Kaalu

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE 

Present :

Mr. B. S. Bhalla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gautam Thapar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

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 , J. (Oral) 1.

The petitioner is seeking regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in FIR No.111 dated 03.04.2025, under Sections 21(c) of the NDPS Act 1985, registered at Police Station Kotwali Kapurthala, District Kapurthala.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the prosecution is that petitioner was found in possession of 250 grams of Heroin. The FSL report regarding the contents of the contraband has not come forward till date. It is 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 this 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 Forensic Science Laboratory report and thereafter, consider the case after the receipt of report.

3.

Notice of motion.

ANIL KUMAR 2025.08.02 17:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-39888-2025 4.

Mr. Gautam Thapar, Sr. DAG, 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 30.07.2025, the petitioner is in custody since 03 months and 25 days and he is not involved in any other case. 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 allowed. 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. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the Court and seek regular bail, when the FSL report is received and challan is prepared. ( ) 

 31.07.2025 anil Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes / No Whether reportable :

Yes / No ANIL KUMAR 2025.08.02 17:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document