Deepak Kumar v. State Of Haryana
CRM-M-43225-2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-43225-2025 Date of Decision: 09.09.2025 ***** DEEPAK KUMAR ....PETITIONER Versus.
STATE OF HARYANA ....RESPONDENT ***** CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present: - Mr.K.S. Godara, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J. (ORAL) Petitioner, an accused, in case FIR No.147 dated 27.06.2020 registered against him for commission of offence punishable under Section 22(c)/61/85 of the NDPS Act, at Police Station Kalan Wali, District Sirsa, has filed this second petition for grant of bail. 2.
learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated, only on the basis of disclosure statement of co-accused Manpreet Singh @ Babli, who was caught keeping in his possession 800 tablets of Tramadol Hydrochloride. The said co-accused Manpreet Singh @ Bali falsely named the petitioner as the supplier of the contraband. Taking his submissions further, learned counsel contends that petitioner, who has been in custody since 14.07.2000, deserves a lenient view to be taken in his favour as completion of trial is likely to take some time and his further incarceration would not serve any useful purpose.
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Per contra, learned State counsel opposed the request for grant of bail on the following grounds: - (i) Learned State counsel submits that petitioner is a habitual offender, he had supplied huge quantity of contraband (which falls VIVEK PAHWA 2025.09.12 17:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh
CRM-M-43225-2025 within the commercial quantity) to co-accused Manpreet Singh @ Bali, who was caught red handed.
(ii) The past antecedents of the petitioner are far from satisfactory; he being involved in three criminal cases of like nature. (iii) Learned counsel submits that in view of the report of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa, as per which all the prosecution witnesses have been examined and the case has been adjourned to 12.09.2025 for recording statement of accused under Section 313 CrPC. In all probability, the case would be disposed of in the near future. 4.
Heard.
5.
Learned counsel for the petitioner, at this stage, submits that direction be issued to the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa to expeditiously dispose of the trial.
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In view of the request made, petition is disposed of directing the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa, to make all possible efforts to dispose of the trial within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.
(AARADHNA SAWHNEY) 09.09.2025 JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :
Yes Whether reportable :
No VIVEK PAHWA 2025.09.12 17:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh