Tarsem Singh v. State Of Punjab

CRM-M-40745-2025 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.40745 of 2025 Date of decision : 31.07.2025 Tarsem Singh ... Petitioner

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State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H. S. GREWAL
 Mr. Narender Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

*** H.S. Grewal, J. (Oral) 1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.72 dated 09.06.2019 under Section 22 of NDPS Act registered at Police Station Kartarpur, District Jalandhar as non bailable warrants have been issued due to non appearance of the petitioner in a case, now fixed for 25.08.2025 pending before the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Jalandhar. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appearing regularly in the present case before the trial Court, however the petitioner could not appear on 03.07.2025 as he was not well, being suffering from heart disease and could not inform his counsel regarding the same. It is further submitted that the petitioner was admitted to hospital for treatment. Further, vide order dated 03.07.2025, non bailable warrants were issued against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petition ner, on instructions submits that the petitioner undertakes to appear before the trial Court on each and every date and shall not seek any exemption from his personal appearance on any date of Sonia Puri 2025.08.02 12:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-40745-2025 -2hearing before the trial Court. Hence, in the aforementioned facts and circumstances, the petitioner prays that directions be issued to the Trial Court that his bail application, which he would be filing on his surrender, be decided expeditiously.

3.

Notice of motion.

4.

Mr. Kamalpreet Bawa, DAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State.

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I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the material placed on record.

6.

Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case and in view of the limited prayer made on behalf of the petitioner, no ground is made out to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Therefore, the present petition stands dismissed. 7.

However, in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court on 04.08.2025 at 10.00 am and moves an application for grant of regular bail, on his doing so, the trial Court shall consider and decide the same within a period of 03 days, in accordance with law.

(H.S. GREWAL) JUDGE July 31, 2025 Sonia Puri Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether Reportable :

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