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136 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-15193-2025 Date of Decision:20.03.2025 Harpal Singh @ Bhalla …Petitioner vs. State of Punjab
…Respondent
Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Yajur Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral)
1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 528 of B.N.S.S with a prayer to quash the impugned order dated 27.02.2025 (Annexure P-4) passed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar whereby the bail of the petitioner was cancelled and the bail bonds and surety bonds were ordered to be forfeited to the State and the petitioner was ordered to be summoned through non-bailable warrants of arrest.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was falsely involved in the FIR, which was registered on 26.12.2019 and thereafter, he was ordered to be released on bail. The final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C was presented against the petitioner before the Court on 05.05.2021 and the charges were ordered to be framed against the petitioner on 24.11.2021.
Learned counsel further contends that the petitioner was regularly appearing be- fore the Trial Court and never misused the concession of bail, however, he HEMLATA 2025.03.21 01:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
CRM-M-15193-2025 -2 could not appear before the Trial Court on 27.02.2025, due to medical emergency. Due to non-appearance of the petitioner, the Trial Court had cancelled the bail and the bail bonds and surety bonds were ordered to be forfeited to the State and the petitioner was ordered to be summoned through non-bailable warrants of arrest. Learned counsel for the petitioner next contends that the petitioner is ready to surrender before the Court and shall join the trial proceedings. He further contends that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date of hearing, before the Trial Court and shall not absent himself during the Court proceedings.
3. Notice of motion.
4. Mr. M.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab, who is present in the Court, accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State.
5. Learned State counsel has vehemently opposed the prayer made by
learned counsel for the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner had not appeared intentionally before the Trial Court and there is no illegality in the impugned order passed by the Court below and the petitioner does not deserve the concession of bail.
6. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the record.
7. It is not in dispute that that the petitioner was on bail earlier and was regularly appearing before the Trial Court, however, only on one date i.e. 27.02.2025, he could not appear before the Trial Court. Thus, taking a lenient view of the matter, the petitioner is permitted to surrender before the Trial Court/Duty Magistrate within a period of two weeks from today and on his HEMLATA 2025.03.21 01:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
CRM-M-15193-2025 -3 surrender, he shall be admitted to bail subject to furnishing bail bonds and surety to the satisfaction of the concerned Court.
8. At the time of furnishing of bail bonds, the petitioner shall also file an affidavit before the concerned Court that he shall continue to appear before the Court on each and every date of hearing and shall not absent himself during the court proceedings, except with prior permission of the Court.
9. The Trial Court/Duty Magistrate shall also be at liberty to impose any other conditions, as it deems fit in the peculiar facts and circumstances of case.
10. The petition stands allowed in the above terms.
(N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 20.03.2025
JUDGE hitesh Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HEMLATA 2025.03.21 01:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document