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CRMPM/2257/2020 of MOHAN SINGH Vs STATE OF HP on 31 December 2020
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. Cr.MP(M) No. 2257 of 2020 Date of decision: December 31, 2020. Mohan Singh …...Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh .....Respondent. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Ajay
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.
Cr.MP(M) No. 2257 of 2020
Date of decision: December 31, 2020.
Mohan Singh
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh
…...Petitioner.
.....Respondent.
Coram
Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge.
Whether approved for reporting?[1]
For the petitioner: Mr. Ajay Sipahiya, Advocate. For the respondent:Mr. Anil Jaswal, Addl. Advocate General.
(Through Video Conference)
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge (Oral)
The petitioner is in custody w.e.f. 14.10.2017 in FIRNo. 274/2017, registered against him at Police Station, Solan,under Section 20 of NDPS Act. He is accused of possessing1.926 Kg. of cannabis in the FIR and has prayed for release onregular bail in the instant petition.
2. As per the status report, the trial in the case is goingon, wherein 15 out of total 20 witnesses have already beenexamined and the next date of trial is stated to be 4[th] January2021. In such circumstances, at this stage it will not1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see theJudgment?
be appropriate to look into the matter for the purpose ofconsidering the bail petition of the petitioner. Learned Counselfor the petitioner accordingly prays for withdrawing this petitionat this stage with liberty to move afresh at an appropriate stagein accordance with law. Prayer is allowed. Petition is disposed ofas withdrawn with leave and liberty, as prayed for. However,considering the fact that petitioner is in custody w.e.f. 14.10.2017and 15 out of total 20 witnesses have already been examined,the trial Court (learned Special Judge-III, Solan) is directed toexpedite and complete the trial as expeditiously as possible,preferably within a period of four months from today. Thepetition is accordingly disposed of.
Registry is directed to send a copy of this judgmentto learned trial Court forthwith for compliance.
December 31, 2020, (vs)
Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge.