Gurmeet Singh Alias Pappi v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH 125-2 CRM-M-64790-2024 Date of decision: 27.01.2025 GURMEET SINGH ALIAS PAPPI ....Petitioner V/s STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Nikhil Chopra, Advocate with Mr.Shubham, 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 25.11.2024 (Annexure P-6) passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Jalandhar, whereby the bail orders of the petitioner were cancelled and his personal bonds were forfeited in case FIR No.48 dated 26.03.2017, under Section 15,18, 21, 22 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Adampur, District Jalandhar Rural.

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.

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CRM-M-64790-2024 -23.

Notice of motion.

4.

On asking of the Court, Mr. Baljinder 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.20,000/- 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) January 27, 2025 JUDGE poonam Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

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