Gurjeet Singh @ Bhura Fauji v. State of Punjab

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1.o CRM-M-20174-2025o(O&M)o o GurjeetoSingho@oBhuraoFaujioo ….Petitionero versuso StateoofoPunjabo ….Respondento

2.o CRM-M-20355-2025o(O&M)o o LalioSinghoo ….Petitionero versuso StateoofoPunjabo ….Respondento

3.o CRM-M-22093-2025o(O&M)o o SatguruoSinghoo ….Petitionero versuso o StateoofoPunjabo ….Respondento

4.o CRM-M-53671-2025o(O&M)o o Jagtaro@oKario@oJagtaroSinghoo ….Petitionero versuso o StateoofoPunjabo ….Respondento Dateoofodecision:oNovembero28,o2025o DateoofoUploading:oNovembero28,o2025oDateoofoUploading:oNovembero28 2025 o CORAM:o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELoCORAM: HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOEL o Present:-o Mr.oGopaloSinghoNahel,oAdvocateoforotheopetitionero o o (inoCRM-M-20174-2025).oo o o o Mr.oParminderoSinghoSekhon,oSenioroAdvocateowithoo o o Mr.oRajdeepoSingh,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner(s)o

o o o o 2o o o o (inoCRM-M-20355-2025o&oCRM-M-53671-2025).oo o o o Mr.oMohinderoSinghoJoshi,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioneroo o o (inoCRM-M-22093-2025).oo o o o Mr.oJaypreetoSingh,oDAGoPunjab.oo o *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o o o Byowayoofotheopresentocommonojudgment,othisoCourtoproceedsotoo decideo aforesaido fouro petitionso ino hand,o sinceo thereo iso commonalityo ando congruityoofolegaloissuesotherein,oasoconcededobyotheolearnedorivalocounsel.oo

2.o o Foro theo causeo ofo convenience,o theo factso areo drawno outo fromo CRM-M-20174-2025ootitledoasoGurjeetoSingho@oBhuraoFaujioversusoStateoofo Punjab.ooo

3.o o Presento petitiono haso beeno filedo undero Sectiono 483o ofo theo BharatiyaoNagarikoSurakshaoSanhita,o2023o(foroshorto'BNSS')oforograntoofo regularobailotootheopetitioner(s)oinocaseobearingoFIRoNo.83odatedo10.06.2024,o registeredoforotheooffencesopunishableounderoSectionso15o&o25oofotheoNarcotico Drugso ando Psychotropico Substanceso Act,o 1985o (foro shorto 'NDPSo Act')o (Sectiono29oofotheoNDPSoActoaddedolateroon),oatoPoliceoStationoLehra,oDistricto Sangrur.oo

4.o o TheogravamenoofotheoFIRoinoquestionoisothatotheopetitioner(s)oareo accusedo ofo beingo involvedo ino ano FIRo pertainingo too NDPSo Acto involvingo allegedorecoveryoofo710oKgoPoppyoHuskofromoBrezzaocarobearingoregistrationo No.HR-26DA-9748,o when,o Gurjeeto Singho @o Bhurao @o Faujio (petitionero herein),oSatguruoSingho(petitioneroherein)oandoanotheroco-accused,onamely,o Kuldeepo Sharmao wereo apprehendedo byo theo policeo upono receivingo ao secreto

o o o o 3o o information.oOneoanotheroco-accused,onamely,oKuldipoSingh,onominatedoLalio Singho(petitioneroherein)oonotheobasisoofohisodisclosureoandoGurjeetoSingho@o BhuraoFaujionominatedoJagtaro@oKario@oJagtaroSinghoonotheobasisoofohiso disclosure.oo

5.o o LearnedoSeniorocounseloandootherocounseloforotheopetitioner(s)o haveoiteratedothatotheopetitioner(s),onamely,oGurjeetoSingho@oBhuraoFaujioando Satguruo Singho areo ino custodyo sinceo 10.06.2024―petitioner,o namely,o Lalio Singhoisoinocustodyosinceo10.03.2025―petitioner,onamely,oJagtaroaliasoKario aliasoJagtaroSinghoisoinocustodyosinceo12.03.2025.oTheyofurtheroiteratedothato soleobasisoforoimplicationoofotheopetitioner-LalioSinghoisotheodisclosureomadeo byoKuldipoSinghoandoinorespectoofoimplicationoofopetitioner-Jagtaro@oKario@o JagtaroSingh,otheosoleobasisoavailableoisotheodisclosureoofoGurjeetoSingho@o BhuraoFauji.oTheyohaveofurtherosubmittedothatomandatoryoprovisionsoofotheo NDPSo Acto haveo noto scrupulouslyo beeno compliedo with,o ando thus,o theo prosecutionocaseosuffersofromoinherentodefects.oTheyohaveoiteratedothatotheo trialo iso delayedo ando theo liabilityo thereofo cannoto beo fastenedo upono theo petitioner(s).oTheyohaveofurtheroiteratedothatotheopetitioner(s)-GurjeetoSingho@o BhuraoFaujioandoSatguruoSinghohaveosufferedoincarcerationoforoabouto01½o years,oandopetitioner(s)-LalioSinghoandoJagtaroaliasoKarioaliasoJagtaroSingho haveosufferedoincarcerationoofomoreothano08omonths.oo

5.1.o o Learnedo Senioro counselo foro theo petitionero (ino CRM-M-53671-2025)ohasoiteratedothatotheopetitioneroisonotokeepingowelloasoheohad,oinopast,o sustainedofractureoinohisorightolegoowingotoohisomeetingowithoanoaccident;oando heoisonowosufferingofromochronicoosteomyelitisoinotheosaidoleg.oo

o o o o 4o o o o Thus,oregularobail(s)oareoprayedofor.oo

6.o o Pero contra,o learnedo Stateo counselo haso opposedo theo presento petition(s)obyoarguingothatotheoallegationsoraisedoagainstotheopetitionersoareo seriousoinonatureoand,othus,otheopetitionersodoonotodeserveotheoconcessionoofo theoregularobail.oLearnedoStateocounselohasofurtherosubmittedothatopetition(s)oino handodoonotomeetotheorigorsoofoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoActoandoare,othus,o liableotoobeorejectedoonothisoscoreoalone.oLearnedoStateocounseloseeksotooplaceo onorecordocustodyocertificate(s)odatedo26/27.11.2025oinotheoCourtotoday,owhicho areotakenoonorecord.oAsoperotheosaidocustodyocertificate(s),otheopetitioner(s)- GurjeetoSingho@oBhuraoFaujioandoSatguruoSinghohaveosufferedoincarcerationo foro abouto 01½o yearso &o areo showno too beo involvedo ino othero FIR(s)―theo petitioner(s)-LalioSinghoandoJagtaroaliasoKarioaliasoJagtaroSinghohaveosufferedo incarcerationoofomoreothano08omonthso&oareonotoshownotoobeoinvolvedoinoothero FIR(s).oo

7.o o Iohaveoheardocounseloforotheorivalopartiesoandoperusedotheopaper-bookoasoalsootheorecordoproducedobeforeome.oo

8.o o Beforeodelvingofurtherointootheomeritsoofotheocase,oitowouldobeo appositeotooreferohereinotootheofollowingocase-lawogermaneotootheomatter(s)oino issue:o o

i)o TheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinotheocaseoofoUnionoofoIndiao versusoNamdeooAshrubaoNakade,oSpecialoLeaveotooAppealo(Crl.)o No.9792/2025,ohasoheldoasounder:oNo.9792/2025 o "8.oo ThisoCourtoisoofotheoviewothatotheoissueoofosubstanceoabuseo haso emergedo aso ao globalo publico healtho crisiso ino theo twenty-firsto century,oaffectingoeveryocountryoworldwide,oasodrugotraffickingoando

o o o o 5o o addictiono haveo becomeo pervasive.o Theo Unitedo Nationso Officeo ono DrugsoandoCrimeo(UNODC)oreportedoinoitso2025oWorldoDrugoReporto thato "Aso ato 2023,o someo 316o milliono peopleo worldwideo hado usedo drugsoinotheopastoyear,orepresentingoanoincreaseooverotheopastodecadeo thato outpaceso populationo growth,o whicho indicateso ao highero prevalenceoofodrugouse."oo

9.oo InoIndia,othereohasobeenoaoconcerningoincreaseoinodrugoabuseo amongo theo youth.o Substanceo abuseo noto onlyo affectso individuals,o families,oandocommunitiesobutoalsoounderminesovariousoaspectsoofo healthoincludingophysical,osocial,opolitical,oculturalofoundations,oando mentalo well-being.o (See:o "Bhattacharyao S,o Menono GS,o Gargo S,o GroveroA,oSaleemoSM,oKushwahaoP.oTheolingeringomenaceoofodrugo abuseo amongo theo Indiano youtho –o it'so timeo foro action.o Indiano Jo CommunityoMedo2025;50:S9-12,opublishedoono17thoApril,o2025")oo

10.oo Accordingotoomanyonewsoreports,oIndiaofacesoaoclearodilemmao betweenotacklingotheonarcoticsocrisisosystematicallyoorosacrificingoitso mostovaluableoresourceoi.e.oitsoyoungopeople.oTheoextentoofomenaceo ofodrugoabuseohasoalsoobeenohighlightedobyothisoCourtoinotheocaseoofo AnkushoVipanoKapoorov.oNationaloInvestigationoAgency,o(2025)o5o SCCo155owhereinothisoCourtohasoobservedoasounder:oo "9.1oo Theo illso ofo drugo abuseo seemo too beo shadowingo theo lengthoandobreadthoofoourocountryowithotheoCentraloandoeveryo StateoGovernmentofightingoagainstotheomenaceoofosubstanceo abuse.oTheodebilitatingoimpactoofodrugotradeoandodrugoabuseo isoanoimmediateoandoseriousoconcernoforoIndia.oAsotheoglobeo grappleso witho theo menaceo ofo escalatingo Substanceo Useo Disorderso("SUD")oandoanoeveroaccessibleodrugomarket,otheo consequencesoleaveoaogenerationaloPageo75oofo84oimprintoono publicohealthoandoevenonationalosecurity.oArticleo47oofotheo ConstitutionomakesoitoaodutyoofotheoStateotooregardotheoraisingo ofo theo levelo ofo nutritiono ando theo standardo ofo livingo ofo itso peopleoandotheoimprovementoofopublicohealthoasoamongoitso primaryodutiesoandoinoparticularotheoStateoshalloendeavourotoo bringo abouto prohibitiono ofo theo consumptiono excepto foro medicinalopurposesoofointoxicatingodrinksoandoofodrugsowhicho areo injuriouso too health.o Theo Stateo haso ao responsibilityo too addresso theo rooto causeso ofo thiso predicamento ando developo effectiveo interventiono strategieso too ensureo thato India'so youngero population,o whicho iso particularlyo vulnerableo too substanceoabuse,oisoprotectedoandosavedofromosuchomenace.o Thiso iso particularlyo becauseo substanceo abuseo iso linkedo too socialo problemso ando cano contributeo too childo maltreatment,o spousaloviolence,oandoevenopropertyocrimeoinoaofamily."oo

11.oo Ino theo presento case,o thiso Courto findso thato thougho theo Respondent-accusedowasoinocustodyoforooneoyearofouromonthsoando chargeso haveo noto beeno framed,o yeto theo allegationso areo seriouso inasmucho aso noto onlyo iso theo recoveryo mucho ino excesso ofo theo commercialoquantityobutotheoRespondent-accusedoallegedlyogototheo cavitieso ingeniouslyo fabricatedo belowo theo trailoro too concealo theo contraband.oo

12.oo PrimaofacieothisoCourtoisoofotheoopinionothatotheoRespondent-accusedo iso involvedo ino drugo traffickingo ino ano organizedo manner.o Consequently,onoocaseoforodispensingowithomandatoryorequiremento ofoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoActoisomadeooutoinotheopresentomatter.oo

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13.oo Moreover,othisoCourtoisoofotheoviewothatoasotheoaccusedohaso beeno chargedo witho offenceso punishableo witho teno too twentyo yearso rigorousoimprisonment,oitocannotobeosaidothatotheoRespondentohaso beenoincarceratedoforoanounreasonablyolongotime."o o

ii)o Further,otheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinotheocaseoofoUniono ofoIndiaoversusoViginoK.oVarghese,oSpecialoLeaveoPetitiono(Crl.)o No(s).7768oofo2025,ohasoheldoasounder:o "15.oo Ato thiso stage,o twoo featureso stando out.o Theo Higho Court'so conclusionothatothereoisonoomaterialotooshowothatotheoapplicantohado anyoknowledgeoofotheococaineoinotheoconsignmentohasobeenoarrivedoato withouto discussiono ofo theo statementso ofo theo respondento ando circumstanceso reliedo upono byo theo prosecution,o includingo theo assertiono thato theo respondento hado placedo theo orderso foro import,o controlledo theo logisticso chain,o coordinatedo witho theo overseaso supplier,oandowasopresentowhenotheoconsignmentowasoopened.oTheo HighoCourtohasonotoexaminedowhetherothoseocircumstances,otakenoato faceovalueoforotheolimitedopurposeoofobail,ocouldoprimaofacieoindicateo consciouso controlo oro involvemento sufficiento too attracto theo presumptionoofoculpableomentalostateoindicatedounderoSectiono35oofo theoNDPSoAct.oo

16.oo Further,o whileo grantingo bail,otheoHighoCourto recordedothato thereowereonooantecedentsoagainstotheoapplicant.oTheomaterialobeforeo thisoCourtoincludesotheoUnion'soassertionothatotheorespondentohado alreadyobeenoapprehendedoinoconnectionowithoanoearlieroseizureoofo approximatelyo 198.1o kilogramso ofo Methamphetamineo ando 9.035o kilogramsoofoCocaineoallegedlyoimportedothroughotheosameochannelo onlyo dayso beforeo theo presento seizure.o Thato assertiono iso neithero noticedonoroansweredoinotheoimpugnedoorders.oo

17.oo Theo Higho Courto then,o ono theo strengtho ofo thoseo premises,o recordedoaofindingothatothereoexistoreasonableogroundsotoobelieveothato theoapplicantoisonotoguiltyoofotheoallegedooffence,otreatingoprolongedo incarcerationoandolikelyodelayoasotheojustificationoforobail.oSuchoao findingoisonotoaocasualoobservation.oItoisotheostatutoryothresholdoundero Sectiono37(1)(b)(ii)owhichowouldodisentitleotheodiscretionaryoreliefo andograntoofobailomustonecessarilyorestoonocarefuloappraisaloofotheo materialoavailable.oAoconclusionoofothisonature,oiforeturnedowithouto addressingo theo prosecution'so assertionso ofo operativeo controlo ando antecedento involvement,o riskso trenchingo upono appreciationo ofo evidenceo whicho wouldo beo ino theo domaino ofo trialo courto ato firsto instance."o o

iii)o Thiso Courto ino theo caseo ofo Jaswindero Singho aliaso Kalao versuso Stateo ofo Punjab,o passedo ino CRM-M-33729-2025o (2025:PHHC:089161)o =o 2025o SCCo OnLineo P&H4537;o aftero relyingouponotheoratioodecidendioofotheojudgmentsoofotheoHon'bleo Supremeo Courto ino Uniono ofo Indiao vs.o Thamisharasio &o Ors,o 1995(4)oSCCo190,oCustoms,oNewoDelhiovs.oAhmadalievaoNodira,o

o o o o 7o o 2004o(3)oSCCo549,oUnionoofoIndiaovs.oShrioShivoShankeroKesari,o 2007(4)oRCR(Criminal)o186,oSatpaloSinghovs.oStateoofoPunjab,o 2018o (13)o SCCo 813,o Narcoticso Controlo Bureauo vs.o Mohito Aggarwal,o2022oLiveLawo(SC)o613,oMohd.oMuslimo@oHussaino vs.o Stateo (NCTo ofo Delhi)o 2023o LiveLawo (SC)o 260,o Narcoticso Controlo Bureauo vs.o Kashif,o 2024o INSCo 1045,o Usmanbhaio Dawoodbhaio Memono vs.o Stateo ofo Gujarat,o 1988(1)o RCR(Criminal)o540,oRanjitsingoBrahmajeetsingoSharmaovs.oStateo ofoMaharashtrao&oAnr.o2005(5)oSCCo294,oCentraloBureauoofo Investigationovs.oVs.oVijayoSaioReddy,o2013(3)oRCRo(Criminal)o 252,oMunicipaloCorporationoofoDelhiovs.oM/soJaganoNathoAshoko Kumaro ando another,o 1987(4)o SCCo 497,o Gujarato Watero Supplyo andoSewerageoBoardovs.oUniqueoErectorso(Gujarat)o(P)oLtd.,oando another,o 1987(1)o SCCo 532,o Collectoro ando otherso vs.o P.o Mangammao ando others,o 2003(4)o SCCo 488,o Commissionero ofo Income-tax,oDelhiovs.oS.oTejaoSingh,o1958oSCCoOnlineoSCo30,o Managemento ofo Advanceo Insuranceo Co.o Ltd.o Vs.o Shrio Gurudasmalo ando otherso 1970(1)o SCCo 633,o Tinsukhiao Electrico Supplyo Co.o Ltd.o Vs.o Stateo ofo Assam,o 1989(3)o SCCo 709o ando Commissionero ofo Incomeo Taxo vs.o Hindustano Bulko Carriers,o 2003(3)oSCCo57;ohasoheld,othus:oo "14.o o Asoaosequiturotooabove-saidorumination,otheofollowingo postulatesoemerge:o

(I)o (i)o Aobailopleaoonomerits;oinorespectoofoanoFIRounderoNDPSoActo ofo 1985o involvingo offence(s)o undero Sectiono 19o oro Sectiono 24o oro Sectiono 27-Ao thereofo ando foro offence(s)o involvingo commercialo quantity;oisoessentiallyorequiredotoomeetowithotheorigour(s)oofoSectiono 37oofoNDPSoAct.ooo o o (ii)oo Theorigour(s)oofoSectiono37oofoNDPSoActodoonotoapplyotooao bailoplea(s)oonomedicaloground(s),ointerimobailoonoaccountoofoanyo exigencyoincludingotheoreasonoofodemiseoofoaocloseofamilyorelativeo etc.o o o o (iii)o Theorigour(s)oofoSectiono37oofoNDPSoActopaleointooobliviono whenobailoisosoughtoforoonoaccountoofolongoincarcerationoinoviewoofo Articleo21oofotheoConstitutionoofoIndiaoi.e.owhereotheobail-applicanto hasosufferedolongounder-trialocustody,otheotrialoisoprocrastinatingoando follyothereofoisonotoattributableotoosuchobail-applicant.ooo

o o o o 8o o o II.o TheotwinoconditionsocontainedoinoSectiono37(1)(b)oofoNDPSoActoareo inoadditionotootheoconditions/parametersocontainedoinoCr.P.C./BNSSo oroanyootheroapplicableoextantolaw.oo o III.o TheotwinoconditionsocontainedoinoSectiono37(1)(b)oofoNDPSoActoareo cumulativeoinonatureoandonotoalternativeoi.e.obothotheoconditionsoareo requiredotoobeosatisfiedoforoaobail-pleaotoobeosuccessful.ooo o IV.o ForoconsiderationobyobailoCourtoofotheoconditionostipulatedoinoSectiono 37(1)(b)(i)o ofo NDPSo Acto i.e.o "thereo areo reasonableo groundso foro believingothatoheoisonotoguiltyoofosuchooffence":o o

(i)o TheobailoCourtooughtotoosiftothroughoallorelevantomaterial,o includingo case-dairy,o exclusivelyo foro theo limitedo purposeo ofo adjudicatingosuchobailoplea.o o

(ii)o Sucho consideration,o concerningo theo assessmento ofo guilto oro innocence,oshouldonotomirrorotheosameodegreeoofoscrutinyorequiredo foro ano acquittalo ofo theo accusedo ato theo finalo adjudicationo &o culminationoofotrial.oo o

(iii)o Plea(s)o ofo defenceo byo applicant-accused,o ifo any,o includingo material/documentsoinosupportothereof,omayobeolookedointoobyotheo bail-Courtowhileoadjudicatingosuchobailoplea.ooo o V.o ForoconsiderationoofotheoconditionostipulatedoinoSectiono37(1)(b)(ii)o i.e.o'heoisonotolikelyotoocommitoanyooffenceowhileoonobail':o

(i)o Theo wordo 'likely'o oughto too beo interpretedo aso requiringo ao demonstrableoandosubstantialoprobabilityoofore-offendingobyotheobail-applicant,oratherothanoaomereotheoreticaloone,oasonooCourtocanopredicto futureoconductoofotheobail-applicant.oo o

(ii)o Theo entireo factualo matrixo ofo ao giveno caseo includingo theo antecedentso ofo theo bail-applicant,o roleo ascribedo too him,o ando theo natureo ofo offenceo areo requiredo too beo delvedo into.o o However,o theo involvementoofobail-applicantoinoanotheroNDPS/otherooffenceocannoto ipsoofactooresultoinotheoconclusionoofohisopropensityoforocommittingo offenceoinotheofuture.o o

(iii)o Theo bail-Courto may,o ato theo timeo ofo grantingo bail,o imposeo uponotheoapplicant-accusedoaoconditionothatoheowouldosubmit,oatosucho regularotimeoperiod/intervaloasomayostipulatedobyotheoCourtograntingo bail,o ano affidavito beforeo concernedo Specialo Judgeo ofo NDPSo Court/Illaqao (Jurisdictional)o Judicialo Magistrate/concernedo Policeo Station,otootheoeffectothatoheohasonotobeenoinvolvedoinocommissionoofo anyooffenceoafterobeingoreleasedoonobail.ooInotheofactsoofoaogivenocase,o impositionoofosuchoconditionomayobeoconsideredotoobeosufficientoforo satisfactionoofoconditionoenumeratedoinoSectiono37(1)(b)(ii).ooo o VI.oo Thereoisonoogainsayingothatotheonature,omodeoandoextentoofoexerciseo ofopowerobyoaoCourt;owhileosatisfyingoitselforegardingotheoconditionso stipulatedoinoSectiono37oofoNDPSoAct;oshallodependouponotheojudicialo discretionoexercisedobyosuchoCourtoinotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofo aogivenocase.oNooexhaustiveoguidelinesocanopossiblyobeolaidodownoaso

o o o o 9o o toowhatowouldoconstituteoparametersoforosatisfactionooforequiremento undero Sectiono 37o (ibid)o aso everyo caseo haso itso owno uniqueo facts/circumstances.o o Makingo sucho ano attempto iso nothingo buto ao utopiano endeavour.o o Ergo,o thiso issueo iso besto lefto too theo judicialo wisdomoandodiscretionoofotheoCourtodealingowithosuchomatter."o o

9.o o Theo petitioner(s),o namely,o Gurjeeto Singho @o Bhurao Faujio ando SatguruoSinghowereoarrestedoono10.06.2024―petitioner,onamely,oLalioSingho waso arrestedo ono 10.03.2025o ando petitioner,o namely,o Jagtaro aliaso Kario aliaso JagtaroSinghowasoarrestedoono12.03.2025.oInvestigationowasocarriedooutoando challano quao Gurjeeto Singho @o Bhurao Faujio ando Satguruo Singho haso beeno presentedoono22.11.2024oandoquaoLalioSinghoandoJagtaroaliasoKarioaliasoJagtaro Singh,otheochallanohasobeenopresentedoono07.04.2025.oOutoofototalo34ocitedo prosecutionowitnesses,o02ohaveobeenoexaminedoando15ohaveobeenogivenoupotillo date.oTheotrialoisounderway.oIndubitably,otheopetitioner(s)oareoinvolvedoinotheo FIRoinoquestionopertainingotooallegedorecoveryoofo710oKgoPoppyoHusk,owhicho isocommercialoinonatureoasoperoNDPSoAct,o1985.oFromotheorivalosubmissionso asoalsootheomaterialobroughtoforthobeforeome,onoocauseoisomadeooutoinofavouroofo theopetitioner(s)otoomeetowithotheorigorsoofoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoAct.oo

9.1.o o Quaotheohealthoconditionoofotheopetitioner,onamely,oJagtaroaliaso KarioaliasoJagtaroSingh,opursuantotootheoorderodatedo04.09.2025,oaoshortoreplyo byowayoofoanoaffidavitodatedo27.10.2025oofoRamandeepoSinghoBhangu,oPPS,o Superintendent,o Districto Jail,o Sangruro haso beeno filed,o whicho iso alreadyo ono record.oTheorelevantowhereoforeadsothus:o o "Boardo ofo doctorso video lettero ofo civilo surgeon,o Sangruro dulyoconstitutedobyoSMOoI/C.oCiviloHospitaloSangrurovideolettero no.Med.B/25/9844-47,odatedo16/10/25.oTodayoboardoofodoctorso

o o o o 10o o examinedoJagtaroSinghoKario@oJagtaroSinghovsoStateoofoPunjabo (CRM-M-53671-2025)osonoofoPritamoSingh.oHeoisoaocaseooforighto tibiaofractureooperatedo27oyearsoback.oX-rayoexaminationoshowso implantoinositu,owithounitedofractureowithosuperficialochronicoulcero onolateralomalleouso(10*10).oAnkleofixedoinoplanteroflexion.oHeoiso walkingo witho limp.o Heo needso regularo dressingo foro woundo ando antibiotics.oNoooperationoneededoatothisostage."o o

9.2.o o Perusaloofoaforesaidoreportoshowsothatotheopetitionerohasoaohistoryo oforightotibiaofractureowhichowasooperatedoupononearlyo27oyearsoago,owithotheo implantoinosituoandotheofractureoalreadyounited.oTheoonlyopresentocomplaintoisoao superficialochronicoulcerorequiringoroutineodressingoandoantibiotics.oTheoBoardo hasocategoricallyoopinedothatonoosurgicalointerventionoisorequiredoatothisostage,o andotheo petitioneroiso otherwiseo ambulatory,o thoughowitho ao limp.o Thus,otheo medicaloconditionoofotheopetitioneroisoneitheroseriousonorolife-threatening,oando allonecessaryotreatmentocanobeoadequatelyoprovidedowithinotheojailopremises.oo

9.3.o o Hence,okeepingoinoviewotheoentiretyoofotheofactualomilieuoofotheo caseoinohand;oespeciallyotheocontrabandoallegedotoobeorecoveredobeingo710oKgo Poppyo Husko ando theo antecedentso ofo theo petitioner(s),o whicho reflecto othero FIR(s)o againsto theo petitioner(s)-Gurjeeto Singho @o Bhurao Faujio ando Satguruo Singh;otheopetition(s)oinohandodeserveotoobeodismissed.oo

10.oo o Orderedoaccordingly.oo

11.o o Nothingosaidohereinaboveoshallobeoconstruedoasoanoexpressionoofo opinionoonotheomeritsoofotheocase.oo

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12.oo o Sinceotheomainocaseohasobeenodecided,opendingomiscellaneouso application,oifoany,oshalloalsoostandsodisposedooff.oo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ooo o oooooooo(SUMEEToGOEL)o o o o o o o o o ooooooJUDGEo Novembero28,o2025oo mahavirooo o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo

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