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134 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-39295-2025 Date of Decision: 28.07.2025 RAKESH KUMAR ….Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA ….Respondent(s)
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present: Ms. Neha Rani, Advocate and Mr. Abhinav Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Singla, Addl. A.G., Haryana. **** SUKHVINDER KAUR
, J. (Oral)
1. Present petition has been filed under Section 528, BNSS, 2023, for setting aside order dated 14.05.2025 (Annexure P-3), passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa, in CNR No.HRSI01-000439- 2025, in FIR No.780 dated 25.11.2024 under Sections 21(b), 61 and 85 of NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Sirsa City, Sirsa, Haryana, vide which bail orders of the petitioner were cancelled and bail bonds were forfeited to State and non-bailable warrants have been issued against the petitioner.
2. The relevant facts of the present case for adjudication are that the petitioner is facing trial in the afore-said case and had been granted bail by the trial Court on 20.12.2024. On 14.05.2025, the petitioner became absent before the trial Court and his non-bailable warrants were ordered to SANGEETA 2025.07.28 17:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
CRM-M-39295-2025 2 be issued by the trial Court and his bail bonds and surety bonds were cancelled and forfeited to State.
3. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that earlier the petitioner was regularly appearing before the trial Court. The absence of the petitioner was neither intentional nor deliberate.
Learned counsel has submitted that the petitioner is ready to surrender before the trial Court. Therefore, the impugned order dated 14.05.2025 be set aside.
4. Heard.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the present case and taking note of the fact that trial of the case is likely to take time and no useful purpose is likely to be served by sending him behind the bars, the impugned order dated 14.05.2025 is set aside. The petitioner is directed to surrender and appear before the trial Court within 10 days and on doing so, he would be released on bail on furnishing his fresh bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the Court concerned and with the undertaking to appear regularly before the trial Court on each and every date of hearing, subject to depositing of Rs.8,000/- with DLSA, Sirsa. It is clarified that if petitioner will abscond again, this order will stand vacated.
6.
Disposed of in the aforesaid terms.
(SUKHVINDER KAUR) July 28, 2025 JUDGE Sangeeta Whether reasoned/speaking: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No SANGEETA 2025.07.28 17:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document