Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRM-M/29067/2026 of ATUL KUMAR Vs STATE OF PUNJAB on 9 July 2026
CRM-M-29067-2026 (O&M) 1 148 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-25085-2026 IN/& CRM-M-29067-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 09.07.2026 ATUL KUMAR ... PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ... RESPONDENT CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present- Mr. Kanwaljeet
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
Date of Decision: 09.07.2026
ATUL KUMAR
... PETITIONER
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB
... RESPONDENT
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL
Present-
Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.
H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL)
CRM-25085-2026
This is an application for placing on record the report of serving official and statement of serving official as Annexures P-7 and P-8.
Application is allowed.
Annexures P-7 and P-8 are taken on record.
Registry is directed to tag the same at the appropriate place.
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1. This petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 (erstwhile 482 of Cr.P.C) for quashing of Impugned Order dated 18.02.2026 (Annexure P-6) passed by Ld. Judge Special Court, Ludhiana, whereby petitioner has been declared proclaimed offender and Impugned order dated 07.03.2025 (Annexure P-3) passed by the Ld. Judge Special Court, Ludhiana whereby bail granted to the petitioner has been cancelled in case bearing no. NDPS-6706/2022 titled as "State V/s Atul Kumar." in FIR no. 57 dated 25.04.2022 under section 22 of NDPS Act registered at Police Station Punjab Agriculture University, District Police Commissionerate Ludhiana (Annexure JANKI BHATT 2026.07.10 17:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court Chandigarh
P-1).
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to illness, the petitioner could not appear before the learned trial Court on the date fixed. As such, petitioner was declared proclaimed offender vide Order dated 18.02.2026 (Annexure P-6) and his bail order was cancelled and his bail bonds and surety bonds were also cancelled and forfeited to the State vide order dated 07.03.2025 (Annexure P-3). Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to join the proceedings before the Court and prays that the impugned orders be set aside.
3. Notice of motion.
4. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Parneet Singh Pandher, A.A.G., Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State.
5. I have heard the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and gone through the case file.
6. In view of the limited prayer made by the petitioner, this Court does not find any legitimate ground to interfere in the impugned orders dated 18.02.2026 and 07.03.2025 passed by the Learned Judge, Special Court, Ludhiana, However, in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court within next 07 working days from today and moves an application for grant of regular bail, the same shall be considered and decided by the Court concerned within a period of three days.
7. The petition stands disposed of.
(H.S.GREWAL) 09.07.2026
JUDGE Janki Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No JANKI BHATT 2026.07.10 17:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court Chandigarh