Jiuna @ Jiyona Singh v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-51260-2024 Date of decision: 18.10.2024 JIUNA @ JIYONA SINGH ....Petitioner V/s STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present:- Mr. Prateek Pandit, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) 1.

The petitioner in the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is seeking quashing of order dated 10.07.2024 (Annexure P-10) passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Kapurthala whereby the bail/surety bonds of the petitioner were cancelled in case FIR No.86 dated 18.04.2023, under Sections 21, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered at Police Station City Kapurthala, District Kapurthala.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset submits that the petitioner is willing and ready to appear, and surrender before the Trial Court. Hence, in the aforementioned facts and circumstances, the petitioner be protected till his appearance before the Trial Court, and directions be given to the Trial Court that his bail application, which he would be filing on his surrender, be decided expeditiously.

3.

Notice of motion.

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On asking of the Court, Mr. Navdeep Singh, DAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State. 5.

In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the instant petition is disposed of with the following terms: "The petitioner is to appear and surrender before the trial Court within 07 days from today. Till then, no coercive steps be taken against the petitioner. This is contingent upon the petitioner paying a cost of Rs.10,000/- to be deposited with the District Legal Services Authority concerned. Furthermore, the petitioner is required to plant three fruit bearing and three shady trees within the judicial complex, Kapurthala, with the specific area to be identified by the DLSA concerned". 6.

It is made clear that in case, the petitioner fails to surrender before the Trial Court within 07 days from today, this order shall be of no avail to him, 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. (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) JUDGE October 18, 2024 poonam Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

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