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Palwinder Singh @ Bittu @ Khalsa v. State of Punjab

Punjab & Haryana HC12 Dec 2024CRM-M/19837/2024

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What is this about?

Regular bail sought in an NDPS case involving recovery of 147 grams of Alprazolam. With the petitioner incarcerated over two years and four months, a clean record, and only one witness examined out of eleven, the court granted regular bail without commenting on merits.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner ordered released on regular bail on furnishing bail/surety bonds to satisfaction of trial Court/CJM/Duty Magistrate.

Palwinder Singh @ Bittu @ Khalsa Vs State of Punjab — Narcotics (NDPS) | Punjab & Haryana HC (2024)

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CRM-M-19837-2024 (O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M-19837-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision: 12.12.2024

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Palwinde r Singh @ Bittu @ Khalsa ...Petitioner

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Versus

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State of P unjab ...Respondent

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL

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Present: Mr. A.S.Khosa, Advocate, f o r the petitioner. Mr. Prabhdeep Singh Dhali w al, AAG, Punjab.

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FIR No.	Dated	Police Station	Section/s
33	09.02.2022	Model Tow n,	22 of the NDPS Act (29 of
		District	the NDPS Act added later
		Hoshiarpur	on)

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GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J. (Oral)

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The petit i oner seeks grant of regular b a il in respect of aforementione d FIR, wherein the allegations are broadly to the effect that the petitione r was foun d in possession of 147 grams of ‘ Alprazolam’

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Learned c ounsel for the petitioner sub m itted that he has falsely bee n implicate d in the present case and that in any case the petitioner has bee n behind b a rs since the last about 2 years , 4 months & 7 days and as o n date state m ent of not even a single witne s s has been recorded completely.

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Opposin g the petition, learned State cou n sel submitted that since it is a case of r ecovery of ‘commercial’ quan t ity of contraband, no case fo r grant of b ail is made out. Learned State c ounsel has not disputed that th e

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VIMAL KUMAR 2024.12.13 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CRM-M-19837-2024 (O&M)

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petitione r has been behind bars since the l ast about 2 years, 4 months & 7 days. It h as been informed that the petiti o ner is not involved in any othe r case and a s on date examination-in-chief of 1 PW only has been recorde d out of cit e d 11 PWs.

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This Cou r t has considered rival submissi o ns.

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Without c ommenting anything as regards the merits of the case, but whil e noticing t hat the petitioner has been beh i nd bars for a substantial perio d of more than 2 years & 4 months an d otherwise has a clean record , further d e tention of the petitioner will no t serve any useful purpose as th e conclusion of trial will take some time. T he petition, as such, is accepte d and the p etitioner is ordered to be r e leased on regular bail on hi s furnishin g bail bonds/surety bonds to t he satisfaction of learned tria l Court/Ch i ef Judicial Magistrate/Duty Ma g istrate concerned.

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12.12.2024 (GURVINDER SINGH GILL) Vimal JUDGE

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Whether speaking/reason e d: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No

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VIMAL KUMAR 2024.12.13 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Palwinder Singh @ Bittu @ Khalsa v. State of Punjab

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