IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 16.02.2026 Roshan Lal ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present: Mr. Sumit Dua, Advocate for the petitioner.

AARADHNA SAWHNEY , J (ORAL)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 for quashing order dated 17.12.2025, Annexure P-8, passed by learned Addl. District & Sessions Judge-IV, Jalandhar vide which his bail was cancelled, his bail bonds and surety bonds were forfeited to the State and his presence was sought to be procured through non-bailable warrants.

2. Learned counsel submits that though the petitioner was present in the court premises on the date fixed but somehow, could not appear in the Court, neither could his counsel, who was out of station. It is further submission of learned counsel that the petitioner has been regularly appearing before the trial Court on each and every date of hearing and has never misused the concession of bail granted to him, as also that the trial has not been delayed on any occasion on account of his (petitioner’s) misconduct. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition