Japsimran Singh @ Jap v. State of Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail cancellation / anticipatory bail - CRM-M-12056-2025, decided 05.03.2025 by Anoop Chitkara J., High Court of Punjab and Haryana. Interim bail granted by the Special Judge, Amritsar was cancelled after the FSL report showed the drug weight fell under commercial quantity; the quashing petition faced a State preliminary objection that it was beyond the scope of Section 528 BNSS; petition withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS, the rejection order not to bar the fresh filing. Keywords: Section 528 BNSS; Section 482 BNSS; FSL report; commercial quantity; withdrawal with liberty; Special Judge Amritsar.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the instant petition with liberty to file a fresh petition/application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS, the Court clarifying that the earlier order of rejection shall not come in the petitioner's way.