CRM-M-33585 of 2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 127 CRM-M-33585 of 2025 Date of Decision: 04.07.2025 Sukhchain Masih ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Amarjeet Singh Prajapati, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Himani Arora, AAG, Punjab. ***** Manisha Batra, J.(Oral) 1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for quashing of the order dated 17.03.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by the learned Judge Special Court, Gurdaspur, in case FIR No.5 dated 21.01.2021, registered under Section 21/29 of the NDPS Act, at Police Station Kotli Surat Mallian, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur, whereby, the bail of the petitioner was cancelled and his bonds were ordered to be forfeited to the State due to his non-appearance and non-bailable warrants of arrest were issued against him. 2. It is inter alia submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that he could not appear on 17.03.2025 due to noting down of wrong date of hearing as 27.03.2025 instead of 17.03.2025 from the clerk of his counsel. The petitioner is regularly appearing before the trial Court. It is submitted DINESH BANSAL 2025.07.04 17:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh CRM-M-33585 of 2025 -2- that the petitioner is ready and willing to join the proceedings before the learned trial Court and his absence was not intentional but due to the reasons mentioned above. Therefore, it is urged that the impugned order be set aside. 3. A perusal of the order dated 17.03.2025 reveals that the bail of the petitioner was cancelled due to his non-appearance on that date. Although, no illegality or infirmity is found in the impugned order, however, in view of the fact that his absence was not intentional and he is willing to join the proceedings before the learned trial Court and to abide by the terms and conditions imposed upon him and since it appears that it was not on account of any carelessness that he could not appear before the learned trial Court on 17.03.2025, therefore, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to surrender before the learned trial Court on or before 05.07.2025, which is the date already fixed before it, on his furnishing fresh bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court. 4. 4. A copy of this order be handed over to learned counsel for the petitioner under the signatures of Bench Secretary of this Court. (MANISHA BATRA) 04.07.2025 JUDGE D.Bansal Whether speaking/ reasoned : Yes/ No Whether Reportable : Yes/ No DINESH BANSAL 2025.07.04 17:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh