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2025 DAILYLAW 3750 (PNJ)

KALA SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M/52375/2025 · 2026-01-27

Manisha Batra

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CRM-M -52375- IN THE H (227) Kala Singh State of Punjab CORAM: HON Present: Mr. Ms. S MANISHA BATR 1. The p regular bail in cas Sections 22 and 2 short “NDPS”) at 2. As pe co-accused Makha he tried to escape checking, his bag Prolonged Release custody. The petit -2025 1 THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB A CHANDIGARH Versus  HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANIS Yashpal Thakur, Advocate for th Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab ****  BATRA, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed in case arising out of FIR No.84 date and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psyc ) at Police Station City Sunam, Distr As per the allegations, on 28.04.2025 Makhan Singh was apprehended when scape from the spot after throwing a p is bag was found to be containing 100 elease IP Tramowell-100. The recove e petitioner and co-accused were arres JAB AND HARYANA AT ARH CRM-M-52375-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 27.01.2026 ... Petitioner ...Respondent ANISHA BATRA  for the petitioner filed by the petitioner for grant of 4 dated 28.04.2025 registered under d Psychotropic Substances Act (for , District Sangrur. 4.2025, the petitioner alongwith the when on seeing the Police officials ing a policy bag carried by him. On g 100 intoxicant tablets of Tramadol recovered contraband was taken into e arrested. Investigation now stands M) 2026 oner dent nt of nder (for h the icials . On adol into tands AMIT SHARMA 2026.01.29 12:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M -52375- completed and th commission of the 3. It is a falsely implicated is suffering multi pending against hi The recovered con accused has alrea Special Court, San none out of 12 pro argued that the pet 4. Per c are serious allegat even been confide in other cases. T offences, if extend not deserve to be a 5. This both the parties at 6. The p found in conscio tablets. He is in c are not attracted i -2025 2 and the petitioner alongwith the co of the aforementioned offences. is argued by learned counsel for t icated in this case. A false recovery h multiple health disorders. He is o inst him. He is not required for the pu ed contraband is alleged to be of non already been extended benefit of rt, Sangrur. The trial will take consid 12 prosecution witnesses has been ex the petition deserves to be allowed. Per contra, learned State counsel has allegations against the petitioner. He onfided under the several provisions o ses. There are chances of him absc extended benefit of bail. It is, therefo to be allowed. This Court has heard the rival subm ties at considerable length. The petitioner alongwith the co-acc nscious possession of 38.6 Grams of is in custody since 28.04.2025. The cted in this case. There are no chan e co-accused is facing trial for the for the petitioner that he has been very has been planted upon him. He e is on bail in all the other cases the purpose of further investigation. f non-commercial quantity. The co- t of default bail by the Ld. Judge, considerable time to conclude since een examined so far. It is, therefore, sel has vehemently argued that there r. He is a habitual offender who has sions of NDPS Act and are involved absconding or committing similar refore, urged that the petition does l submissions made by counsel for accused is alleged to have been ms of Tramadol IP Tramowell-100 . The rigors of Section 37 of NDPS o chances of his committing similar r the been . He cases tion. - dge, since fore, there has lved milar does l for been 100 DPS milar AMIT SHARMA 2026.01.29 12:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M -52375- offence. The tria been examined so be considered to b proposition of law pre-trial incarcerat into consideration case is made out f petition is allowed his furnishing pers trial Court and fur his cell phone an during the penden presence before th conclusion of the t 7. It is construed as an ex shall not influence 8. Since any, is rendered in 27.01.2026 Amit Sharma -2025 3 e trial is obviously take time to conc ned so far. The involvement of the p ed to be a reason for denying benefit o of law that bail is the rule and jail is arceration shall not be replica of post ration the above discussed facts, this e out for grant of bail to the petitioner llowed and the petitioner is ordered to g personal as well as surety bonds to nd further he shall surrender his pass ne and Aadhar card, and shall not endency of the trial. That apart, the p fore the SHO, Police Station concerne f the trial.  It is clarified that the observation an expression of opinion of this Cour luence the outcome of the trial in any m Since the main petition has been all ered infructuous. (MA Whether speaking/reasoned:- Yes    o conclude since no witnesses have the petitioner in other cases cannot nefit of bail to him. It is well settled jail is an exception. Even otherwise post-conviction sentencing. Taking this Court is of the opinion that a itioner at this stage. Accordingly, the ered to be released on bail subject to nds to the satisfaction of the learned is passport, if any, furnish details of l not change his mobile number(s) t, the petitioner shall also ensure his ncerned, once in two months till the vations made above shall not be s Court on the merits of the case and n any manner.  een allowed, pending application, if (MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE  Yes/No  have nnot ttled wise king a , the ct to rned ils of er(s) e his ll the t be and n, if AMIT SHARMA 2026.01.29 12:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.