IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-8579-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.02.2026 Vishal Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY *****

Present : Mr. G.P.S. Pathania, Advocate for the petitioner *****

AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS for quashing of order dated 31.01.2026 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Pathankot, vide which the bail of the petitioner stands cancelled and his bail/surety bonds were forfeited in FIR No.81 dated 02.09.2022.

2. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner was initially granted bail in the FIR vide order dated 27.02.2023, Annexure P2 passed by this Court, whereafter, he continued to appear regularly before the trial Court but for 21.07.2025 and his bail was cancelled. Thereafter, he surrendered before the trial court on 20.08.2025 and released on bail vide order dated 29.08.2025. However, on 31.01.2026, he did not appear as he was to come from Udhampur to Pathankot but he got late because of bus problem and by such time, his bail was cancelled and bonds were forfeited to State. His non-appearance was neither intentional no