In this oral order, the High Court dismissed the petitioner's application for regular bail under the NDPS Act. The Court observed that owing to the petitioner's conduct, specifically failing to surrender as ordered, no grounds were made out for bail at that stage.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-4298-2022 Date of decision : April 18, 2022 Joginder Singh @ Bittu ....... Petitioner
Versus
State of Punjab
....... Respondent
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJ MOHAN SINGH
Present:- Mr. Ranbir Singh Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Akanksha, AAG, Punjab.
RAJ MOHAN SINGH J. (ORAL)
Petitioner seeks regular bail in his fifth attempt in case bearing FIR No.58, dated 16.04.2019, under Section 18/61 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, at Police Station Guruharsahai, District Ferozepur.
Vide order dated 29.01.2020 passed in CRM-M2581-2020, interim bail was granted to the petitioner on the ground of marriage of his daughter. Thereafter, vide order dated 11.08.2020 passed in CRM-M-19032-2020, the petitioner was granted interim bail on the ground of illness of his wife. The petitioner was required to surrender before the trial Court on 09.09.2020 but he did not surrender on the date fixed. As per custody certificate, he was arrested only on
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09.08.2021 and since then he is in custody. CRM-M-348392019 filed by the petitioner for grant of regular bail has already been dismissed vide order dated 05.08.2021.
Learned State counsel submits that out of 12 prosecution witnesses, 05 witnesses have been examined and today is the date fixed for remaining evidence.
Owing to the conduct of the petitioner, no ground is
made out to grant regular bail to the petitioner at this stage.
Dismissed.
(RAJ MOHAN SINGH) JUDGE
April 18, 2022
sarita Whether speaking / reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable: Yes / No
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether grounds are made out to grant regular bail to the petitioner given his unauthorized conduct during interim bail.
Whether the petitioner's failure to surrender on the fixed date negates grounds for bail in a case under NDPS Act.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Joginder Singh @ Bittu
State of Punjab
Raj Mohan Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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