Full Judgment
Crl.M.No.M-23079 of 2014 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.
Crl.M.No.M-23079 of 2014 (O&M) Date of Decision: July 16, 2014 Jang Singh .....Petitioner v.
State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NARESH KUMAR SANGHI Present: Mr.Gopal Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner....NARESH KUMAR SANGHI, J.
Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 438, Cr.P.C., is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, Jang Singh, who has been booked for having committed the offence punishable under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity the 'Act').in a case arising out of FIR No.63, dated 19.05.2013, registered at Police Station, Balongi, District SAS Nagar.
Learned counsel contends that earlier the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 30.08.2013 and thereafter the petitioner continued to appear before the learned trial Court.
On account of registration of yet another case under the Act, the petitioner could not appear before the learned trial Court on 23.04.2014, therefore, his bail was Meenu 2014.07.17 17:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document chandigarh Crl.M.No.M-23079 of 2014 (O&M) -2- cancelled and bail bonds were forfeited to the State and he was ordered to be summoned through non-bailable warrants.
He further contends that learned trial Court has wrongly declined the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, it transpires that the petitioner is required yet in another case under the Act.
No justification has come on record as to why the petitioner did not appear before the learned trial Court on 23.04.2014 when two prosecution witnesses were present.
It is clearly made out that the petitioner did not want that depositions of the said witnesses could be recorded on that day.
No ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out.
Dismissed.
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