Malook Singh v. State of Punjab

1o o o o 218o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoAToINoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANA ATo CHANDIGARHo o o MalookoSinghoo ….Petitionero versuso StateoofoPunjabo ….Respondento o Dateoofodecision:oNovembero18,o2025o DateoofoUploading:oNovembero18,o2025o o CORAM:o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo o Present:-o Mr.oKaranjitoSingh,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner.oo o o o Mr.oJaypreetoSingh,oDAGoPunjab.oo o *****o***** SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o o o Presento petitiono haso beeno filedo undero Sectiono 483o ofo theo BharatiyaoNagarikoSurakshaoSanhita,o2023o(foroshorto'BNSS')oforograntoofo regularobailotootheopetitioneroinocaseobearingoFIRoNo.143odatedo10.12.2023,o registeredoforotheooffencesopunishableounderoSectionso21-C,o27-A,o29,o61o&o 85oofotheoNarcoticoDrugsoandoPsychotropicoSubstancesoAct,o1985o(foroshorto 'NDPSoAct'),oatoPoliceoStationoDoDivision,oAmritsar.oo

2.o o Theogravamenoofotheoallegationsoagainstotheopetitioneroisothatoheo isoanoaccusedoofobeingoinvolvedoinoanoFIRopertainingotooNDPSoActoinvolvingo 3okgoofoHeroinoallegedlyorecoveredofromotheoco-accusedoofotheopetitioner,o namely,o Rashpalo Singh,o ando saido co-accusedo nominatedo theo presento

o o 2o o o petitioner,o ino hiso disclosure.o Theo petitionero ono theo basiso ofo hiso owno disclosure,oallegedlyogotorecoveredo420ogramsoofoHeroin.oo

3.o o Learnedocounseloforotheopetitionerohasoiteratedothatotheopetitionero isoinocustodyosinceo13.12.2023.oLearnedocounselohasofurtheroarguedothatotheo petitionero haso beeno falselyo implicatedo intoo theo FIRo ino question.o Learnedo counselohasoarguedothatomandatoryoprovisionsoofotheoNDPSoActohaveonoto scrupulouslyo beeno compliedo with,o ando thus,o theo prosecutiono caseo sufferso fromoinherentodefects.oLearnedocounselohasofurtheroiteratedothatoassumingo arguando,otheoprosecutionoversionoisotakenotoobeocorrect,oprimeoprosecutiono evidenceo availableo againsto theo petitionero iso ino theo shapeo ofo disclosureo statemento ofo co-accused,o namely,o Rashpalo Singh.o Learnedo counselo haso furtheroiteratedothatotheopetitionerohasosufferedoincarcerationoforomoreothano01o year.oThus,oregularobailoisoprayedofor.oo

4.o o Learnedo Stateo counselo seekso too placeo ono recordo custodyo certificateodatedo17.11.2025oasoalsooshortoreplyobyowayoofoanoaffidavitodatedo

11.11.2025oofoJaspaloSingh,oPPS,oAssistantoCommissioneroofoPolice,oCentral,o Amritsar,oinotheoCourtotoday,owhichoareotakenoonorecord.oRaisingosubmissiono inotandemowithotheosaidoshortoreply,olearnedoStateocounselohasoopposedotheo presentopetitionobyoarguingothatotheoallegationsoraisedoagainstotheopetitionero areoseriousoinonatureoand,othus,otheopetitionerodoesonotodeserveotheoconcessiono ofo theo regularo bail.o Learnedo Stateo counselo haso furthero submittedo thato theo instantobailopleaoisobarredobyotheorigorsoofoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoAct,oando thus,otheosameooughtotoobeodismissed.oo

5.o o Iohaveoheardocounseloforotheorivalopartiesoandohaveogoneothrougho theoavailableorecordsoofotheocase.oo

o o 3o o o

6.o o Theo petitionero waso arrestedo ono 13.12.2023,o whereinafter,o investigationowasocarriedooutoandotheochallanoquaotheopetitionerohasobeeno presentedoono10.04.2024.oTotalo23oprosecutionowitnessesohaveobeenocited,o outoofowhich,o02ohaveobeenoexaminedoinopartoando01ohasobeenogivenoupotillo date.oTheopetitionerohasobeenoimplicatedoasoanoaccusedoinotheoFIRoinoquestiono solelyoonotheobasisoofodisclosureostatementoofoco-accused,onamely,oRashpalo Singh.oAsoperotheoprosecutionoversion,othereoisonoootheromaterialoavailableotoo connecto theo petitionero witho theo contrabando excepto foro theo saido disclosureo statement.o Ito iso pertinento too noteo thato sucho disclosureo statements,o ino theo absenceoofocorroborativeoevidenceoholdolimitedoevidentiaryovalueoandocannoto beo soleo basiso foro implicatingo theo petitioner.o Theo relianceo ono thiso unsubstantiatedo statemento raiseso seriouso doubtso abouto theo fairnesso ando objectivityoofotheoinvestigation.oItoisonotoinodisputeothatotheopetitionerowasonoto presentoatotheospot.oTheoveracityoandoweightageorequiredotoobeoattachedotootheo disclosureostatementomadeobyotheoco-accusedowillobeofullyotestedoatotheotimeo ofotrial.oTheorivalocontentionsoraisedoatoBarogiveoriseotoodebatableoissues,o whichoshallobeoratiocinatedouponoduringotheocourseoofotrial.oThisoCourtodoeso notodeemoitoappropriateotoodelveodeepointootheseorivalocontentions,oatothiso stage,o lesto ito mayo prejudiceo theo trial.o Nothingo tangibleo haso beeno broughto forwardo too indicateo theo likelihoodo ofo theo petitionero abscondingo fromo theo processoofojusticeoorointerferingowithotheoprosecutionoevidence.oo

6.1.o o Atothisojuncture,oitowouldobeoappositeotooreferotooaojudgmento passedobyothisoCourtoinoAnshuloSardanaoversusoStateoofoPunjab,opassedoino CRM-M-65094-2024o (2025:o PHHC:004198),o wherein,o aftero relyingo upono theoratioodecidendioofotheojudgmentsoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoTofano

o o 4o o o SinghoversusoStateoofoTamiloNadu,oAIRo2020oSupremeoCourto5592;oSmt.o Najmunisha,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 Ahmado Arimuttao &o Anr.',o 2022o (1)o RCRo (Criminal)o762;oandoVijayoSinghovs.oTheoStateoofoHaryana,obearingoSpecialo LeaveotooAppealo(Crl.)oNo.(s)o1266/2023,odecidedoono17.05.2023,ohasoheldo thus: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."oo o

6.2.o o Further,othisoCourtoinotheocaseoofoJaswinderoSinghoaliasoKalao versuso Stateo ofo Punjabo passedo ino CRM-M-33729-2025o (2025:PHHC:089161)ohasoheldothus:oo "14.o o Aso ao sequituro too above-saido rumination,o theo followingo postulatesoemerge:o

(I)o (i)o Aobailopleaoonomerits;oinorespectoofoanoFIRounderoNDPSoActo ofo1985oinvolvingooffence(s)ounderoSectiono19ooroSectiono24ooro Sectiono 27-Ao thereofo ando foro offence(s)o involvingo commercialo quantity;o iso essentiallyo requiredo too meeto witho theo rigour(s)o ofo Sectiono37oofoNDPSoAct.ooo o o (ii)oo Theorigour(s)oofoSectiono37oofoNDPSoActodoonotoapplyotooao bailoplea(s)oonomedicaloground(s),ointerimobailoonoaccountoofoanyo

o o 5o o o exigencyoincludingotheoreasonoofodemiseoofoaocloseofamilyorelativeo etc.o o o o (iii)o Theorigour(s)oofoSectiono37oofoNDPSoActopaleointooobliviono whenobailoisosoughtoforoonoaccountoofolongoincarcerationoinoviewoofo Articleo21oofotheoConstitutionoofoIndiaoi.e.owhereotheobail-applicanto hasosufferedolongounder-trialocustody,otheotrialoisoprocrastinatingo andofollyothereofoisonotoattributableotoosuchobail-applicant.ooo o II.o TheotwinoconditionsocontainedoinoSectiono37(1)(b)oofoNDPSoActo areo ino additiono too theo conditions/parameterso containedo ino Cr.P.C./BNSSooroanyootheroapplicableoextantolaw.oo o III.o TheotwinoconditionsocontainedoinoSectiono37(1)(b)oofoNDPSoActo areocumulativeoinonatureoandonotoalternativeoi.e.obothotheoconditionso areorequiredotoobeosatisfiedoforoaobail-pleaotoobeosuccessful.ooo o IV.o Foro considerationo byo bailo Courto ofo theo conditiono stipulatedo ino Sectiono37(1)(b)(i)oofoNDPSoActoi.e.o"thereoareoreasonableogroundso forobelievingothatoheoisonotoguiltyoofosuchooffence":o o

(i)o Theo bailo Courto oughto too sifto througho allo relevanto material,oincludingocase-dairy,oexclusivelyoforotheolimitedo purposeoofoadjudicatingosuchobailoplea.o o

(ii)o Sucho consideration,o concerningo theo assessmento ofo guiltooroinnocence,oshouldonotomirrorotheosameodegreeoofo scrutinyorequiredoforoanoacquittaloofotheoaccusedoatotheofinalo adjudicationo&oculminationoofotrial.oo o

(iii)o Plea(s)o ofo defenceo byo applicant-accused,o ifo any,o includingo material/documentso ino supporto thereof,o mayo beo lookedointoobyotheobail-Courtowhileoadjudicatingosuchobailo plea.ooo o V.o ForoconsiderationoofotheoconditionostipulatedoinoSectiono37(1)(b)(ii)o i.e.o'heoisonotolikelyotoocommitoanyooffenceowhileoonobail':o

(i)o Theo wordo 'likely'o oughto too beo interpretedo aso requiringoaodemonstrableoandosubstantialoprobabilityoofore-offendingo byo theo bail-applicant,o rathero thano ao mereo theoreticaloone,oasonooCourtocanopredictofutureoconductoofo theobail-applicant.oo o

(ii)o Theoentireofactualomatrixoofoaogivenocaseoincludingo theoantecedentsoofotheobail-applicant,oroleoascribedotoohim,o andotheonatureoofooffenceoareorequiredotoobeodelvedointo.oo However,o theo involvemento ofo bail-applicanto ino anothero NDPS/othero offenceo cannoto ipsoo factoo resulto ino theo conclusionoofohisopropensityoforocommittingooffenceoinotheo future.o o

(iii)o Theo bail-Courto may,o ato theo timeo ofo grantingo bail,o imposeo upono theo applicant-accusedo ao conditiono thato heo wouldosubmit,oatosuchoregularotimeoperiod/intervaloasomayo stipulatedo byo theo Courto grantingo bail,o ano affidavito beforeo concernedo Specialo Judgeo ofo NDPSo Court/Illaqao (Jurisdictional)o Judicialo Magistrate/concernedo Policeo

o o 6o o o Station,o too theo effecto thato heo haso noto beeno involvedo ino commissionoofoanyooffenceoafterobeingoreleasedoonobail.ooIno theofactsoofoaogivenocase,oimpositionoofosuchoconditionomayo beoconsideredotoobeosufficientoforosatisfactionoofoconditiono enumeratedoinoSectiono37(1)(b)(ii).ooo o VI.oo Thereoisonoogainsayingothatotheonature,omodeoandoextentoofoexerciseo ofo powero byo ao Court;o whileo satisfyingo itselfo regardingo theo conditionso stipulatedo ino Sectiono 37o ofo NDPSo Act;o shallo dependo uponotheojudicialodiscretionoexercisedobyosuchoCourtoinotheofactso andocircumstancesoofoaogivenocase.oNooexhaustiveoguidelinesocano possiblyobeolaidodownoasotoowhatowouldoconstituteoparametersoforo satisfactionooforequirementounderoSectiono37o(ibid)oasoeveryocaseo hasoitsoownouniqueofacts/circumstances.ooMakingosuchoanoattemptoiso nothingobutoaoutopianoendeavour.ooErgo,othisoissueoisobestoleftotootheo judicialo wisdomo ando discretiono ofo theo Courto dealingo witho sucho matter."o o

6.3.o o Inothisoviewoofotheomatter,otheorigoroimposedounderoSectiono37o ofotheoNDPSoActostandsodiluted.oo

6.4.o o Asoperocustodyocertificateodatedo17.11.2025ofiledobyotheolearnedo Stateocounsel,otheopetitionerohasoalreadyosufferedoincarcerationoforoaoperiodo ofo01oyear,o10omonthsoando30odays,o&oisonotoshownotoobeoinvolvedoinoanyo otheroFIR(s).oo

7.o o ThisoCourtoinoaojudgmentotitledoasoKulwinderoversusoStateoofo PunjabopassedoinoCRM-M-64074-2024o(2025:PHHC:002695);oafterorelyingo uponotheoratioodecidendioofotheojudgmentsoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoino HussainaraoKhatoonovs.oHomeoSecy.,oStateoofoBiharo(1980)o1oSCCo81;oAbdulo Rehmano Antulayo vso R.S.o Nayako (1992)o 1o SCCo 225;o Javedo Gulamo Nabio Shaikhovs.oStateoofoMaharashtraoandoanother,o2024(3)oRCRo(Criminal)o494;o MohdoMuslimo@oHussainovs.oStateo(NCToofoDelhi)oreportedoaso2023oINSCo 311;o Criminalo Appealo No.245/2020o datedo 07.02.2020o titledo aso "Chittao BiswasoAliasoSubhasovs.oTheoStateoofoWestoBengal";o"NitishoAdhikaryo@o Bapano vs.o Theo Stateo ofo Westo Bengal",o Specialo Leaveo too Appealo (Crl.)o No.5530-2022odatedo22.08.2022otitledoaso"MohammadoSalmanoHanifoShaikho

o o 7o o o vs.o Theo Stateo ofo Gujarat";o Criminalo Appealo No.1169o ofo 2022o datedo

05.08.2022otitledoasoGopaloKrishnaoPatrao@oGopalrusmaovs.oUnionoofoIndia,o ando Ankuro Chaudharyo vs.o Stateo ofo Madhyao Pradesh,o 2024(4)o RCRo (Criminal)o172;ohasoheld,othus:oo "7.8.o o Theorightotooaospeedyoandoexpeditiousotrialoisonotoonlyoao vitalosafeguardotoopreventoundueoandooppressiveoincarceration;otoomitigateo anxietyoandoconcernoaccompanyingotheoaccusationoasowelloasotoocurtailoanyo 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

o o 8o o o 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 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 Sufficeo too say,o furthero detentiono ofo theo petitionero aso ano undertrialoisonotowarrantedoinotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheocase.oo

8.o o Inoviewoofoabove,otheopresentopetitionoisoallowed.oPetitioneroiso orderedotoobeoreleasedoonoregularobailoonohisofurnishingobail/suretyobondsotoo theosatisfactionoofotheoLd.oconcernedotrialoCourt/DutyoMagistrate.oHowever,o ino additiono too conditionso thato mayo beo imposedo byo theo concernedo trialo Court/DutyoMagistrate,otheopetitioneroshalloremainoboundobyotheofollowingo conditions:oo

(i)o Theopetitioneroshallonotomis-useotheolibertyogranted.oo

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(ii)oo Theopetitioneroshallonototamperowithoanyoevidence,ooralooro documentary,oduringotheotrial.oo

(iii)oo Theopetitioneroshallonotoabsentohimselfoonoanyodateobeforeo theotrial.oo

(iv)oo Theo petitionero shallo noto commito anyo offenceo whileo ono bail.oo

(v)oo Theopetitioneroshallodepositohisopassport,oifoany,owithotheo trialoCourt.oo

(vi)o Theo petitionero shallo giveo hiso cellphoneo numbero too theo Investigatingo Officer/SHOo ofo concernedo Policeo Stationo andoshallonotochangeohisocell-phoneonumberowithoutoprioro permissionoofotheotrialoCourt/IllaqaoMagistrate.oo

(vii)o Theopetitioneroshallonotoinoanyomannerotryotoodelayotheo trial.oo

(viii)o Theopetitioneroshallosubmit,oonotheofirstoworkingodayoofo everyo month,o ano affidavit,o beforeo theo concernedo trialo Court,o too theo effecto thato heo haso noto beeno involvedo ino commissionoofoanyooffenceoafterobeingoreleasedoonobail.o Ino caseo theo petitionero iso foundo too beo involvedo ino anyo offenceo afterohisobeingo enlargedo ono bailoinotheo presento FIR,oonotheobasisoofohisoaffidavitoorootherwise,otheoStateoiso mandatedotoomove,oforthwith,oforocancellationoofohisobailo whicho plea,o buto ofo course,o shallo beo ratiocinatedo upono meritsothereof.oo o

9.o o Inocaseoofobreachoofoanyoofotheoaforesaidoconditionsoandothoseo whichomayobeoimposedobyoconcernedotrialoCourt/DutyoMagistrateoasodirectedo hereinaboveo oro upono showingo anyo othero sufficiento cause,o theo State/complainanto shallo beo ato libertyo too moveo cancellationo ofo bailo ofo theo petitioner.oo

10.oo o Orderedoaccordingly.oo

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11.o o Nothingosaidohereinaboveoshallobeoconstruedoasoanoexpressionoofo opinionoonotheomeritsoofotheocase.oo

12.oo o Sinceotheomainocaseohasobeenodecided,opendingomiscellaneouso 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 o o o o oooooJUDGEo Novembero18,o2025oo mahavirooo o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo

o o