Jaspal Singh v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-58324-2024 Date of decision: 22.11.2024 JASPAL SINGH ....Petitioner V/s STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Parivartan Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) 1.

The petitioner under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. is seeking quashing of impugned order dated 22.10.2024 (Annexure P-1) passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Gurdaspur, vide which the bail of the petitioner was cancelled and his bail bonds and surety bonds were forfeited to the State and non-bailable warrant of arrest were issued against him in case FIR No.88 dated 09.11.2019 under Sections 21, 22, 29, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Fatehgarh Churian, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur (Annexure P-2). 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 directions:

"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.5,000/- to be deposited with the District Legal Services Authority 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 November 22, 2024 poonam Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

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