- Court
- High Court of Punjab and Haryana
- Decided
- 29 April 2026
- Bench
- Sumeet Goel
- Case no.
- CRM-M 7952/2026
Judgment
1o o o st116o(1 ocase)o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoAToCHANDIGARHo o o HarjinderoSingho@oJindioo ….Petitionero versuso o StateoofoPunjaboo ….Respondento o DateoofoDecision:oAprilo29,o2026o DateoofoUploading:oAprilo29,o2026o o CORAM:o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo o Present:-o Mr.oJashandeepoSinghoSandhu,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner.oo o o o Mr.oAdhirajoSinghoThind,oAAGoPunjab.oo o *****o***** o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o o o PresentopetitionoisotheosecondoattemptofiledounderoSectiono483oofo theoBharatiyaoNagarikoSurakshaoSanhita,o2023o(foroshorto'BNSS')oforograntoofo regularo bailo too theo petitioner,o ino caseo bearingo FIRo No.57o datedo 29.03.2024,o registeredo foro theo offenceso punishableo undero Sectiono 21(c)o ofo theo Narcotico DrugsoandoPsychotropicoSubstancesoAct,o1985o(foroshorto'NDPSoAct'),oatoPoliceo StationoSadaroFazilka,oDistrictoFazilka.oo
2.o o TheogravamenoofotheoFIRoinoquestionoisothatotheopetitioneroisoano accusedoofobeingoinvolvedoinoanoFIRopertainingotooNDPSoActoinvolvingoallegedo recoveryoofo9.720okgsoofoHeroinoeffectedoono29.03.2024obyotheoofficialsoofoBSFo afterosearchingotheoareaonearoboundaryopillaroNo.253/4oando253/5oasosuspiciono aroseouponofindingofootprintsoonotheointernationaloborderonearosaidopillars.oOno
o o 2o o theobasisoofosuspicion,oco-accused,onamely,oHarjinderoSingho@oJinduosonoofo HarbansoSingh,oCharanjitoSingho@oChannuoandoSurinderoSingho@oKaliowereo apprehendedobyo theoBSFo andonominatedoaso accused,o videoDDRo No.3o datedo
09.04.2024.oThereafter,oanotheroco-accused,onamely,oJagsiroSingho@oJaggiowaso nominated,ovideoRapatoNo.46odatedo12.04.2024,oonotheobasisoofodisclosureoofo aforesaidoco-accused,oandoevenodrugomoneyoofoRs.2.25olacs,o2olacs,o1.75olacso andoRs.3,46,700/-,orespectively,owasoalsooeffected.oFurther,ofromoco-accused,o Jagsiro Singho@o Jaggi,o goldoweighingo 71.84ogramso ando silveroweighingo109o gramsobeingoallegedoproceedsoofoillegalotradeoinodrugsowasoeffected.oOnotheo basisoofodisclosureoofoaforesaidoco-accused,oHarjinderoSinghosonoofoLakhmiro Singho(petitioneroherein),owasonominatedoinothisocase.oo
3.o o Learnedocounseloforotheopetitionerohasoiteratedothatotheopetitioneroiso ino custodyo sinceo 16.04.2024.o Learnedo counselo haso furthero submittedo thato mandatoryoprovisionsoofotheoNDPSoActohaveonotoscrupulouslyobeenocompliedo with,o ando thus,o theo prosecutiono caseo sufferso fromo inherento defects.o Learnedo counselohasoiteratedothatotheotrialoisodelayedoandotheoliabilityothereofocannotobeo fastenedo upono theo petitioner.o Learnedo counselo haso urgedo that,o ino fact,o theo petitionerowasoinojailoinoanotherocaseowhenotheoallegedocontrabandoquaoFIRoIno questionowasorecovered,oandotheosoleobasisotooarrayotheopetitioneroasoanoaccusedo isotheodisclosureostatementoofoco-accused,owhichoisonototenableoinolaw.oLearnedo counselohasofurtheroiteratedothatotheopetitionerohasosufferedoincarcerationoforo moreothano02oyears.oThus,oregularobailoisoprayedofor.oo
4.o o LearnedoStateocounselohasoopposedotheopresentopetitionobyoarguingo thatotheoallegationsoraisedoagainstotheopetitioneroareoseriousoinonatureoand,othus,o theopetitionerodoesonotodeserveotheoconcessionoofotheoregularobail.oLearnedoStateo counselohasofurtherosubmittedothatotheoinstantobailopleaoisobarredobyotheorigorsoofo
o o 3o o Sectiono37oofotheoNDPSoAct,oandothus,otheosameooughtotoobeodismissed.oLearnedo Stateocounseloseeksotooplaceoonorecordocustodyocertificateodatedo27.04.2026,oino theoCourtotoday,owhichoisotakenoonorecord.oo
5.o o Iohaveoheardocounseloforotheorivalopartiesoandohaveogoneothrougho theoavailableorecordsoofotheocase.oo
6.o o Theo petitionero iso ino custodyo sinceo 16.04.2024,o whereinaftero investigationowasocarriedooutoandochallanoquaotheopetitionerowasopresentedoono
05.10.2024.oTotalo27oprosecutionowitnessesohaveobeenocited,ooutoofowhich,ononeo hasobeenoexaminedotillodate.oIndubitably,oconclusionoofotheotrialowillotakeoitso owno time.o Theo petitionero haso beeno implicatedo aso ano accusedo ino theo FIRo ino questiono solelyo ono theo basiso ofo disclosureo statemento ofo co-accusedo –o Jagsiro Singho@oJaggi.oAsoperoprosecutionoversion,othereoisonoootheromaterialoavailableo too connecto theopetitionero witho theo contrabando excepto foro theo saidodisclosureo statement.oItoisopertinentotoonoteothatosuchodisclosureostatements,oinotheoabsenceo ofocorroborativeoevidenceoholdolimitedoevidentiaryovalueoandocannotobeosoleo basiso foro implicatingo theo petitioner.o Theo relianceo ono thiso unsubstantiatedo statemento raiseso seriouso doubtso abouto theo fairnesso ando objectivityo ofo theo investigation.oItoisonotoinodisputeothatotheopetitionerowasonotopresentoatotheospot.o Theoveracityoandoweightageorequiredotoobeoattachedotootheodisclosureostatemento madeo byo theo co-accusedo willo beo fullyo testedo ato theo timeo ofo trial.o Theo rivalo contentionso raisedo ato Baro giveo riseo too debatableo issues,o whicho shallo beo ratiocinatedo upono duringo theo courseo ofo trial.o Thiso Courto doeso noto deemo ito appropriateotoodelveodeepointootheseorivalocontentions,oatothisostage,olestoitomayo prejudiceotheotrial.oNothingotangibleohasobeenobroughtoforwardotooindicateotheo likelihoodoofotheopetitioneroabscondingofromotheoprocessoofojusticeoorointerferingo withotheoprosecutionoevidence.oo
o o 4o o
6.1.o o Atothisojuncture,oitowouldobeoappositeotooreferotooaojudgmentopassedo byothisoCourtoinoAnshuloSardanaoversusoStateoofoPunjab,opassedoinoCRM-M-65094-2024o (2025:o PHHC:004198),o wherein,o aftero relyingo upono theo ratioo decidendio ofo theo judgmentso ofo theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto ino Tofano Singho versusoStateoofoTamiloNadu,oAIRo2020oSupremeoCourto5592;oSmt.oNajmunisha,o Abdulo Hamido Chandmiyao @o Ladooo Bapuo versuso Stateo ofo Gujrat,o Narcoticso Controlo Bureau,o 2024o INSCo 290;o Stateo byo (NCB)o Bengaluruo vs.o Pallulabido AhmadoArimuttao&oAnr.',o2022o(1)oRCRo(Criminal)o762;oandoVijayoSinghovs.o Theo Stateo ofo Haryana,o bearingo Specialo Leaveo too Appealo (Crl.)o No.(s)o 1266/2023,odecidedoono17.05.2023,ohasoheldothus:oo "6.3oo o Itoisoaowelloestablishedoprincipleoofolawothatoaoconfessiono madeobyoaoco-accusedounderoSectiono67oofotheoNDPSoActoisoinherentlyoao veryoweakopieceoofoevidence.ooSuchostatement(s),obyothemselves,ocannoto formo theo soleo basiso foro theo convictiono ofo ano individualo ando musto beo scrutinizedo witho utmosto cautiono ino conjunctiono witho othero substantiveo evidence.oMoreover,onoorecoveryohasobeenoeffectedofromotheopossessionoofo theopetitioner,owhoohasobeenosubsequentlyoimplicatedoasoanoaccusedosolelyo ono theo basiso ofo disclosureo statemento ofo theo co-accused.o However,o aso regularobailopertainsotoolifeoandolibertyoofoindividual,oCourtsoareoobligatedo toostrikeoaobalanceobetweenosafeguardingopersonalolibertyoandoensuringotheo effectiveo administrationo ofo justiceo aso alsoo investigation.o Theo finalo evidentiaryovalueoandoadmissibilityoofotheodisclosureostatementomadeobyoao co-accusedo fallo withino theo domaino ofo theo trialo Courto ando areo too beo adjudicatedoduringotheocourseoofotheotrialoinoaccordanceowithoestablishedo principlesoofolaw.oHowever,owhileoadjudicatingoaopleaofororegularobail,othiso Courto cannoto remaino obliviouso too theo circumstanceso undero whicho theo petitionerohasobeenoarraignedooroimplicated,oincludingotheonatureoofotheo allegations,otheoevidenceolinkingotheopetitionerotootheooffenceoasowelloasotheo specificoroleoattributedotootheopetitioneroinotheocommissionoofotheoallegedo offence.oAoprimaofacieoexaminationoofotheseofactorsoisoessentialotooensureo thatotheoprocessoofolawoisonotomisused,oabusedooromisdirected."o o
6.2.o o Theo trialo iso indeedo procrastinatingo ando follyo thereofo cannoto beo saddledouponotheopetitioner.oAsoperocustodyocertificateodatedo27.04.2026ofiledo byotheolearnedoStateocounsel,otheopetitionerohasoalreadyosufferedoincarcerationo foroaoperiodoofo02oyearsoando07odays.oo
6.3.o o Further,oasoperotheosaidocustodyocertificate,otheopetitioneroisostatedo too beo involvedo ino othero FIR(s).o However,o thiso factumo cannoto beo ao groundo
o o 5o o sufficientobyoitself,otoodeclineotheoconcessionooforegularobailotootheopetitioneroino theoFIRoinoquestionowhenoaocaseoisomadeooutoforograntooforegularobailoquaotheo FIRoinoquestionobyoratiocinatingouponotheofacts/circumstancesoofotheosaidoFIR.o Relianceo ino thiso regardo cano beo placedo upono theo judgmento ofo theo Hon'bleo SupremeoCourtoinoMaulanaoMohd.oAmiroRashadiov.oStateoofoU.P.oandoanother,o 2012o (1)o RCRo (Criminal)o 586;o ao Divisiono Bencho judgmento ofo theo Hon'bleo CalcuttaoHighoCourtoinocaseoofoSridharoDasov.oState,o1998o(2)oRCRo(Criminal)o 477o&ojudgmentsoofothisoCourtoinoCRM-MoNo.38822-2022otitledoasoAkhileshoAkhilesho Singho v.o Stateo ofo Haryana,o decidedo ono 29.11.2021,o ando Balrajo v.o Stateo ofo Haryana,o1998o(3)oRCRo(Criminal)o191.oHaryana,o1998o(3)oRCRo(Criminal)o191.
6.4.o o Thiso Courto ino ao judgmento titledo aso Kulwindero versuso Stateo ofo Punjabo passedo ino CRM-M-64074-2024o (2025:PHHC:002695);o aftero relyingoPunjab CRM 64074 2024 uponotheoratioodecidendioofotheojudgmentsoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoino HussainaraoKhatoonovs.oHomeoSecy.,oStateoofoBiharo(1980)o1oSCCo81;oAbdulo RehmanoAntulayovsoR.S.oNayako(1992)o1oSCCo225;oJavedoGulamoNabioShaikho vs.o Stateo ofo Maharashtrao ando another,o 2024(3)o RCRo (Criminal)o 494;o Mohdo Muslimo @o Hussaino vs.o Stateo (NCTo ofo Delhi)o reportedo aso 2023o INSCo 311;o CriminaloAppealoNo.245/2020odatedo07.02.2020otitledoaso"ChittaoBiswasoAliaso Subhasovs.oTheoStateoofoWestoBengal";o"NitishoAdhikaryo@oBapanovs.oTheo StateoofoWestoBengal",oSpecialoLeaveotooAppealo(Crl.)oNo.5530-2022odatedo
22.08.2022o titledo aso "Mohammado Salmano Hanifo Shaikho vs.o Theo Stateo ofo Gujarat";oCriminaloAppealoNo.1169oofo2022odatedo05.08.2022otitledoasoGopalo KrishnaoPatrao@oGopalrusmaovs.oUnionoofoIndia,oandoAnkuroChaudharyovs.o StateoofoMadhyaoPradesh,o2024(4)oRCRo(Criminal)o172;ohasoheld,othus:oo "7.8.o o Theorightotooaospeedyoandoexpeditiousotrialoisonotoonlyoao vitalosafeguardotoopreventoundueoandooppressiveoincarceration;otoomitigateo anxietyoandoconcernoaccompanyingotheoaccusationoasowelloasotoocurtailoanyo
o o 6o o impairmentoinotheoabilityoofoanoaccusedotoodefendohimself,obutothereoisoano overarchingosocietalointerestopavingowayoforoaospeedyotrial.oThisorightohaso beenorepeatedlyoactuatedoinotheorecentopastoandotheoratioodecidendioofotheo above-referredotooSupremeoCourt'sojudgmentsohaveolaidodownoaoseriesoofo decisionsoopeningouponewovistasoofofundamentalorights.ooTheoconceptoofo speedyotrialoisoamalgamatedointootheoArticleo21oasoanoessentialopartoofotheo fundamentalorightotoolifeoandoliberty,oguaranteedoandopreservedounderoouro Constitution.ooTheorightotoospeedyotrialobeginsowithotheoactualorestrainto imposedo ato theo timeo ofo theo arresto ofo theo accusedo ando consequento incarcerationo whicho continueso ato allo stages,o namely,o theo stageo ofo investigation,o inquiry,o trial,o appealo ando revisiono soo thato anyo possibleo prejudiceothatomayoresultodueotooimpermissibleoandoavoidableodelayosinceo theotimeoofotheocommissionoofotheooffenceotillotheocriminaloproceedingso consummateo intoo ao finality,o couldo beo averted.o o Theo speedyo trial,o earlyo hearingoandoquickodisposaloareosineoquaononoofocriminalojurisprudence.oTheo overcrowdedoCourt-dockets,otheoheavyovolumeoofoworkoandotheoresultanto pressureoonotheoprosecutionoandotheoPolice,oindubitablyokeepsotheoentireo criminalojurisprudentialomechanismounderostressoandostrain.ooHowever,othiso cannotobeoanoexcuseoforokeepingotheoswordoofoDamoclesohangingoonotheo accusedoforoanoindefiniteoperiodoofotime.ooItodoesonotoserveoanyocreditotootheo criminalo justiceo system,o rathero ito makeso foro ao sado stateo ofo affairs.o Theo guaranteeoofoaospeedyotrialoisointendedotooavoidooppressionoandoprevento delayo byo imposingo ono theo Courto ando theo prosecutiono ano obligationo too proceedowithotheotrialowithoaoreasonableodispatch.ooTheoguaranteeoservesoao threefoldopurpose.oFirstly,oitoprotectsotheoaccusedoagainstooppressiveopre-trialoimprisonment;osecondly,oitorelievesotheoaccusedoofotheoanxietyoando publicosuspicionodueotoounresolvedocriminalochargesoandolastly,oitoprotectso againstotheoriskothatoevidenceowillobeolostooromemoriesodimmedobyotheo passageo ofo time,o thus,o impairingo theo abilityo ofo theo accusedo too defendo himself.oItogoesowithoutosayingothatotheoconsequencesoofopre-trialodetentiono areo grave.o Accused,o presumedo innocent,o tillo proveno otherwise,o areo subjectedotoopsychologicaloandophysicalodeprivationsoofojail-life,ousuallyo underoonerousoconditions.oEquallyoimportant,otheoburdenoofodetentionoofo suchoanoaccusedofrequentlyofallsoheavilyoonotheoinnocentomembersoofohiso family.ooo o o o Thereoisoyetoanotheroaspectoofotheomatterowhichodeserveso considerationoatothisostage.oTheoallegationsoinotheopresentocaseorelateotoo accusedo beingo involvedo ino ano FIRo relatingo too commercialo quantityo ofo contrabandounderotheoNDPSoAct,o1985.ooWhileoconsideringoaobailopetitiono inoaocaseoinvolvingocommercialoquantity,otheoCourtohasotookeepoinomindotheo rigoursoenumeratedounderoSectiono37oofoNDPSoAct,o1985owhichomandateso thato Courtso cano granto bailo too ano accusedo onlyo aftero hearingo theo publico prosecutoroandoafterohavingosatisfiedoitselfoofotwinoconditionsowhichoareo reasonableo groundso foro believingo thato theo accusedo iso noto guiltyo ofo theo offenceocharged/allegedoandothat,oheoisonotolikelyotoocommitoanyooffenceo whileoonobail.ooTheostringentorigoursoofoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoAct,o1985o musto beo meticulouslyo scrutinizedo againsto theo backdropo ofo accused'so fundamentalorightotooaospeedyotrial.ooTheorightotoolifeoandopersonalolibertyo cannotobeorenderedonugatoryobyounwarrantedodelaysoinotheojudicialoprocess,o particularlyowhereosuchodelay(s)oisoneitheroattributableotootheoaccusedonoro justifiedoatotheoendoofotheoprosecutionobyocogentoreasons.oAnoindividualo cannotobeokeptobehindo barsoforoanoinordinateoperiodoofotimeobyotakingo refugeoinorigoursolaidodownoinoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoAct,o1985.ooTheo legislatureoinoitsowisdom,oinoorderotooensureospeedyoandotimelyodisposaloofo theocasesounderotheoAct,ohasoprovidedoforotheoconstitutionoofospecialoCourtso underoSectiono36-AoofotheoAct.ooHowever,othisoCourtocannototurnoNelson'so
o o 7o o eyeotootheoprotractedodelaysoandosystematicoinefficiencyothatofrustrateothiso legislativeopurpose.ooAoCourtoofolawoisoduty-boundotooensureothatoitodoeso notobecomeocomplicitoinoviolationoofoanoindividual'sofundamentalorights,o notwithstandingoanythingocontainedoinoaostatute.ooWhileodealingowithobailo petitionoinoaocaseogovernedobyotheorigoursoofoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoAct,o 1985,otheoCourtomustostrikeoaojudiciousobalanceobetweenotheolegislativeo intentotoocurbotheomenaceoofodrugsoandotheosacrosanctorightoofotheoaccusedo tooaofairoandoexpeditiousotrial.ooProlongedoincarceration,owithoutojustifiableo cause,orisksotransformingopre-trialodetentionointoopunitiveoimprisonment,o anooutcomeoantitheticalotootheoprincipleoofojusticeoandoequity.oo o o o Ergo,otheounequivocaloinferenceoisothatowhereotheotrialohaso failedo too concludeo withino ao reasonableo time,o resultingo ino prolongedo incarceration,oitomilitatesoagainstotheopreciousofundamentalorightsoofolifeo ando libertyo grantedo undero theo lawo and,o aso such,o conditionalo libertyo overridingotheostatutoryoembargoocreatedounderoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSo Act,o1985ooughtotoobeoconsideredoasoperofactsoofoaogivenocase.ooInoothero words,ograntoofobailoinoaocaseopertainingotoocommercialoquantity,oonotheo groundoofoundueodelayoinotrial,ocannotobeosaidotoobeofetteredobyoSectiono37o ofotheoNDPSoAct,o1985."o o o o Inothisoviewoofotheomatter,otheorigoroimposedounderoSectiono37oofo theoNDPSoActostandsodilutedoinolightoofotheoArticleo21oofotheoConstitutionoofo India.oo
6.5.o o Indubitably,o theo presento petitiono iso theo secondo attempto byo theo petitionerotoosecureoregularobail.oTheofirstobailopleaowasodismissedoasowithdrawno ono21.11.2025.oKeepingoinoviewotheoentiretyoofotheofactualomatrixoofotheocaseoino hand;o especially,o factumo ofo theo petitionero havingo sufferedo extendedo incarcerationo&opaceoofotrial;othisoCourtoisoinclinedotooaffirmativelyoconsiderotheo instantopleaoforobail.ooAoprofitableoreference,oinothisoregard,ocanobeomadeotooao judgmento ofo thiso Courto passedo ino CRA-S-2332-2023o o titledo aso Rafiqo Khano versusoStateoofoHaryanaoandoanother;orelevantowhereoforeadsoasounder:oo "10.o o Aso ano epilogueo too theo aboveo discussion,o theo followingo principlesoemerge:oo Io Second/successiveo regularo bailo petition(s)o filedo iso maintainableoinolawo&ohenceosuchopetitionooughtonototoobeorejectedo solelyoonotheogroundoofomaintainabilityothereof.o II.oo Sucho second/successiveo regularo bailo petition(s)o iso maintainableo whethero earliero petitiono waso dismissedo aso withdrawn/dismissedoasonotopressed/dismissedoforonon-prosecutiono oroearlieropetitionowasodismissedoonomerits.oo IIIo oForo theo second/successiveo regularo bailo petition(s)o too succeed,o theo petitioner/applicanto shallo beo essentially/pertinentlyo
o o 8o o requiredotooshowosubstantialochangeoinocircumstancesoandoshowingo ofoaomereosuperficialooroostensibleochangeowouldonotosuffice.oTheo metaphorico expressiono ofo seekingo second/successiveo bailo plea(s)o oughtonotobeoabstractedointooliteraloiterationsoofopetition(s)owithouto substantial,oeffectiveoandoconsequentialochangeoinocircumstances.oo IVo oNooexhaustiveoguidelinesocanopossiblyobeolaidodownoasotoo whatowouldoconstituteosubstantialochangeoinocircumstancesoasoeveryo caseo haso itso owno uniqueo facts/circumstance.o Makingo sucho ano attemptoisonothingobutoanoutopianoendeavour.ooErgo,othisoissueoiso bestoleftotootheojudicialowisdomoandodiscretionoofotheoCourtodealingo withosuchosecond/successiveoregularobailopetition(s).o Vo oInocaseoaoCourtochoosesotoograntosecond/successiveoregularo bailopetition(s),ocogentoandolucidoreasonsoareopertinentlyorequiredotoo beo recordedo foro grantingo sucho pleao despiteo sucho ao pleao beingo second/successiveopetition(s).oInootherowords,otheocauseoforoaoCourto havingo successfullyo countenanced/entertainedo sucho second/successiveo petition(s)o oughto too beo readilyo ando clearlyo decipherableofromotheosaidoorderopassed."o o o o Sufficeotoosay,ofurtherodetentionoofotheopetitioneroasoanoundertrialoiso notowarrantedoinotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheocase.oo
7.o o Ino viewo ofo above,o theo presento petitiono isoallowed.o Petitionero iso orderedotoobeoreleasedoonoregularobail,oifonotorequiredoinoanyootherocase,oonohiso furnishingo bail/suretyo bondso too theo satisfactiono ofo theo Ld.o concernedo trialo Court/Dutyo Magistrate.o However,o ino additiono too conditionso thato mayo beo imposedo byo theo concernedo trialo Court/Dutyo Magistrate,o theo petitionero shallo remainoboundobyotheofollowingoconditions:oo
(i)o Theopetitioneroshallonotomis-useotheolibertyogranted.oo
(ii)oo Theopetitioneroshallonototamperowithoanyoevidence,ooralooro documentary,oduringotheotrial.oo
(iii)oo Theopetitioneroshallonotoabsentohimselfoonoanyodateobeforeo theotrial.oo
(iv)oo Theopetitioneroshallonotocommitoanyooffenceowhileoonobail.oo
(v)oo Theopetitioneroshallodepositohisopassport,oifoany,owithotheo trialoCourt.oo
(vi)o Theo petitionero shallo giveo hiso cellphoneo numbero too theo InvestigatingoOfficer/SHOoofoconcernedoPoliceoStationoando shallo noto changeo hiso cell-phoneo numbero withouto prioro permissionoofotheotrialoCourt/IllaqaoMagistrate.oo
(vii)o Theopetitioneroshallonotoinoanyomannerotryotoodelayotheotrial.oo
(viii)o Theo petitionero shallo submit,o ono theo firsto workingo dayo ofo everyomonth,oanoaffidavit,obeforeotheoconcernedotrialoCourt,o tootheoeffectothatoheohasonotobeenoinvolvedoinocommissionoofo anyo offenceo aftero beingo releasedo ono bail.o Ino caseo theo petitioneroisofoundotoobeoinvolvedoinoanyooffenceoafterohiso
o o 9o o beingoenlargedoonobailoinotheopresentoFIR,oonotheobasisoofo hisoaffidavitoorootherwise,otheoStateoisomandatedotoomove,o forthwith,o foro cancellationoofohiso bailowhichoplea,obutoofo course,oshallobeoratiocinatedouponomeritsothereof.oo o
8.o o Inocaseoofobreachoofoanyoofotheoaforesaidoconditionsoandothoseo whichomayobeoimposedobyoconcernedotrialoCourt/DutyoMagistrateoasodirectedo hereinaboveoorouponoshowingoanyootherosufficientocause,otheoState/complainanto shallobeoatolibertyotoomoveocancellationoofobailoofotheopetitioner.oo
9.oo o Orderedoaccordingly.oo
10.o o Nothingosaidohereinaboveoshallobeoconstruedoasoanoexpressionoofo opinionoonotheomeritsoofotheocase.oo
11.oo o Sinceo theo maino caseo haso beeno decided,o pendingo miscellaneouso application,oifoany,oshalloalsoostandsodisposedooff.o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ooo o oooooooo(SUMEEToGOEL)o o o o o ooooooJUDGEo Aprilo29,o2026oo mahaviro o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo
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