Balwant Singh @ Satta vs State of Punjab

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 1163

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL
Balwant Singh @ Satta – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr. G.S. Sidhu, Advocate for Mr. Prateek Pandit, Advocate for the petitioner.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J.

1. The petitioner is seeking the concession of interim regular bail for a period of ten days on account of marriage of his daughter, in case FIR No.157 dated 04.08.2019 under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 registered at Police Station Kotwali, District Kapurthala.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that marriage of daughter of the petitioner is to be solemnized on 07.06.2023 at village Badshapur, District Kapurthala and presence of the petitioner, being father of the bride, would be required as per the rituals and customs.

3. Notice of motion.

4. Mr. Dhruv Dayal, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent/State. He has filed status report by way of an affidavit of Maninder Pal Singh, PPS, DSP Sub Division, Kapurthala, which is taken on record and a copy therefore supplied to the counsel opposite.

5. Learned State counsel while drawing the attention of this Court to the status report filed, submits that marriage of the daughter of the petitioner is indeed to be solemnized on 07.06.2023 at village Badshapur, District Kapurthala. He, however, submits that there

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