204-U Date of Decision: 23.02.2026 Balwinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present: Mr. Karandeep Singh Dargan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gautam Thapar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

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AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J. (ORAL)

1. Petitioner, an accused in case FIR No.121 dated 18.08.2022 registered against him, at Police Station Sadar Jalalabad, Distt. Fazilka, for commission of offences punishable under Section 379 of IPC and Section 21 of Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, has filed the present petition under Section 528 of BNSS, seeking quashing of the orders dated 27.11.2025 (Annexure P-1) and dated 30.01.2026 (Annexure P-2) passed by the Ld. Sessions Judge, Fazilka vide which on account of petitioner’s non- appearance, his bail was cancelled, personal bonds, surety bonds were also cancelled and forfeited to state. His presence was sought to be procured through non-bailable warrants and proclamation proceedings were initiated, respectively.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was falsely implicated in the aforesaid criminal case. Learned JMIC, Jalalabad, vide order dated 25.08.2022 (Annex