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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/48651/2024disposed of

Meena Saini v. State Of Punjab

2024-09-27Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-48651-2024 Date of decision: September 27th, 2024 Meena Saini .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Sahil Puri, Advocate for the petitioner.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Petitioner is seeking quashing of order dated 03.08.2024 (Annexure P-3) passed by the trial Court vide which her bail has been cancelled and non-bailable warrant of arrests have been issued against her in case FIR No.286 dated 28.08.2020 under Sections 18, 21(b) of the NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Phillaur, District Jalandhar. 2.

At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to appear and surrender before the trial Court and therefore, she be protected till then and directions be given to the trial Court that her bail application, which she would be filing on her surrender, be decided expeditiously. 3.

Notice of motion.

4.

On asking of the Court, Mr. Navdeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent.

5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the relevant material on record.

PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.09.27 14:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-48651-2024 -26.

In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to appear and surrender before the trial Court within a period of seven days from today. Till then, no coercive steps shall 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 District Legal Services Authority, Jalandhar.

7.

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 her, 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. September 27th, 2024 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.09.27 14:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh