Ranjeet Singh vs State of Punjab - 2025 Supreme(P&H) 934

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2025 Supreme(P&H) 934

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
MANJARI NEHRU KAUL
Ranjeet Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Saurav Bhatia, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr. Amit Rana, Sr. DAG, Punjab

JUDGMENT :

Manjari Nehru Kaul, J. (Oral)

1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking the release of the petitioner on regular bail in case FIR No.41 dated 09.03.2023 under Sections 22 and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Sadar, District Ludhiana.

2. In addition to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner qua the false implication of the petitioner in the present case, inter alia it has been also urged that the petitioner's continued incarceration (judicial custody) is illegal, as it is not supported by any formal order passed by learned trial Court after the presentation of the challan. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although the chargesheet in the present case was filed on 18.08.2023, the petitioner has been in judicial custody without any formal order of remand being passed thereafter by the learned trial Court.

3. Drawing the attention of this Court to the zimni orders annexed as Annexure P-7, learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the learned trial Court failed to pass specific and formal orders extending the judicial custody of the petitioner from time to time, thereby rendering his

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