IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.-

CRM-M-5447-2026 (O&M)

Date of Decision : 31.01.2026 Shiv Kumar @ Puran ....Petitioner VERSUS State of U.T.Chandigarh ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. Deepak Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner.

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MANDEEP PANNU J. (Oral)

1. This petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 seeking quashing of impugned order dated 23.01.2026 (Annexure P-3) passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Chandigarh whereby, the bail of the petitioner has been cancelled and his bail bonds/surety bonds have been forfeited to the State followed by issuance of non-bailable warrants of arrest.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was granted the concession of regular bail by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Chandigarh, vide order dated 11.09.2025. Pursuant thereto, the petitioner had been regularly appearing before the learned Trial Court. However, on 23.01.2026, the petitioner could not appear before the learned Trial Court due to an inadvertent bona fide mistake, as he had noted an incorrect date telephonically as conveyed by the clerk of his counsel. Consequently, the petiti