CRM-M-3635-2025 -1- 108+227 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-20885-2025 in/and CRM-M-3635-2025 Date of Decision:27.05.2025 Maninder Singh @ Panna …Petitioner vs. State of Punjab …Respondent Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate for the applicant-petitioner. Mr.M.S.Bajwa, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) CRM-20885-2025 1. Application is allowed as prayed for subject to just exceptions. Annexures A-1 and A-2 are taken on record. CRM-M-3635-2025 1. The petitioner has filed the fourth petition under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with a prayer to grant the concession of interim regular bail to him on medical grounds in case FIR No.44 dated 22.10.2023 registered under Sections 21/25/29 of NDPS Act, (Section 18 NDPS Act, Section 25 Arms Act and Section 473 IPC added later on) at Police Station SSOC, Amritsar. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that Mrs. Paramjit Kaur wife of the petitioner is suffering from kidney failure and both her kidneys have been damaged. Even she is getting medical treatment from Amandeep HEMLATA 2025.05.27 23:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-3635-2025 -2- Medicity Hospital, Amritsar. He further contends that now uncle of the petitioner has decided to donate his one kidney to the wife of the petitioner and even the necessary medical tests have already been conducted by Amandeep Medicity Hospital, Amritsar as well as Kidney Hospital & Lifeline Medical Institutions, Jalandhar and the wife of the petitioner has to apply to the competent authority for grant of permission for kidney transplant. He further contends that the petitioner has to make arrangements for the funds, so that the surgery may be performed on time. He contends that immediately after arrangement of funds, his wife will apply to the competent authority for transplantation of kidney. He further contends that on earlier occasion also, the petitioner had applied for grant of interim bail and vide order dated 21.08.2024, he was granted the concession of interim regular bail for a period of four weeks for the same purpose. However, the surgery could not be performed at that time. Now, the petitioner prays that he may be granted the concession of interim regular bail for a period of three weeks and he shall not apply for interim bail on the same ground again. 3. On the other hand, reply has been filed by way of Deputy Superintendent of Police, State Special Operations Cell, Amritsar and the same has already been taken on record. Learned State counsel submits that Paramjit Kaur, wife of the petitioner is suffering from kidney problem and there is no other family member in the house of Paramjit Kaur, who may look after her. However, few relatives are there, who can very well take care of her. 4. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. HEMLATA 2025.05.27 23:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-3635-2025 -3- 5. In the present case, it is not in dispute that both the kidneys of wife of the petitioner are not functioning properly and she is already on dialysis. Even the medical reports prepared by various hospitals, which have been annexed with the petition, also corroborate the stand taken by the petitioner and even the State counsel has admitted that the wife of the petitioner is a patient of chronic kidney disease. 6. Thus, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on interim bail for a period of three weeks, subject to his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate, concerned. 7. The petitioner shall be released from custody on 28.05.2025 and shall surrender at 05:00 PM on 18.06.2025. However, it is made clear that no application for interim bail on the same ground shall be entertained by this Court. (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 27.05.2025 JUDGE hemlata Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HEMLATA 2025.05.27 23:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document