Rohit Kumar Alias Sunny Alias Prince v. State of Punjab

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1.o o PresentopetitionohasobeenofiledounderoSectiono483oofoBNSS,o 2023oforograntooforegularobailotootheopetitioneroinocaseobearingoFIRoNo.0058o datedo 11.05.2025o registeredo foro theo offenceso punishableo undero Sectiono 21(b),o25,o27Aoando29oofoNDPSoAct,o1985o(Sectiono29oofoNPDSoAct,o1985o addedolateron)oatoPoliceoStationoSultanwind,oDistrictoAmritsar.o

2.oo o Theo caseo seto upo ino theo FIRo ino questiono (aso seto outo byo theo petitioneroinotheopresentopetition)oisoasofollows:-o "StationoHouseoOfficer,oPoliceoStationoSultanwind,oAmritsar,o "JaioHind"oTodayomyselfoSIoalongowithoASIoAvtaroSinghoNo.o 3731,oASIoVikramjitoSinghoNo.o3259,oASIoGurdevoSinghoNo.o 3472o alongo witho privateo laptopo printer,o whileo ridingo ono ao CRM-M-36518-2025o o P a g e o|o2o o o governmentocarobearingonumberoPBo65-BG-5228,otheodriveroofo whicho iso HCo Manjindero Singho No.o 1411,o ino relationo too patrollingo ando searcho ofo suspiciouso personso wereo headingo towardsorailwayolinesoMohallaoArjunoNagarofromotheopoliceo station,o wheno theo policeo partyo whileo patrollingo reachedo oppositeotooGalioNumbero3oMohallaoGuruoArjunoDevoNagar,o thenofromooneonarrowostreetothreeoshorn-hairedoyoungomen,o whileoridingoonooneomotorcycleomakeoSplendorobearingonumbero PB06-T-3222oheadedotowardsoGalioNumbero3,ooutoofowhomotheo youngomanowhoowasoridingopillionoonotheolastoseatowasoholdingo someoarticleobeingocontainedoinooneoblackocoloredopolytheneo bag,owhooonosuddenlyoseeingotheopoliceopartyocomingofromotheo oppositeo direction,o aftero beingo perplexed,o aftero stoppingo theo motorcycleo attemptedo too runo away,o whomo myselfo SIo ono theo basiso ofo suspiciono aftero apprehendingo them,o aftero apprehendingotheoyoungomanowhoowasoridingopillionoonotheolasto seatowhileoheowasothrowingotheoblackocoloredopolytheneobago whichoheowasoholdingoinohisorightohand,owhileogettingoholdoofo himofromohisowristowithotheohelpoofofellowoofficials,omyselfoSIo askedohimoaboutotheosubstanceopresentoinotheopolytheneobag,o whooverballyosaidothatoitocontainsoHeroinoandosomeocash.oTheo recoveryoofoHeroinobeingoaochanceorecovery,othereforeoothero formalitiesocouldonotobeocompliedowith.oUponowhichomyselfosio attemptedotoojoinoanyoneofromopublicoofoMohallaoGuruoArjuno DevoNagaroasowitnessowithotheopoliceoparty,obutodueotoobeingoofo sameocityoeveryoneoexpressedotheirohelplessnessoandonoooneo joinedo theo policeo party.o Upono whicho myselfo SIo aftero gettingo startedotheovideographyobyoHCoManjinderoSinghoNo.o1411oono myomobileophoneoonoEoSakshyaoApp,omyselfoSIoaskedotheoyoungo menoturn-wiseotheironames,ouponowhichotheoyoungomanowhoo wasoridingopillionoonotheolastoseatoofotheomotorcycleotoldohiso nameo aso Paramdeepo Singho @o Rajao sono ofo Paramjito Singho residentoofoHouseoNumbero510,oGalioNumbero3,oGuruoArjuno DevoNagar,oTarnoTaranoRoad,oAmritsaroandotheoyoungomano whoowasoridingopillionoonotheomiddleoseatotoldohisonameoaso Rohito Kumar@o Sunnyo sono ofo Simrano Singh,o residento ofo GovernmentoQuarters,oVillageoMuleoChak,oDistrictoAmritsaro andotheoyoungomanowhoowasodrivingotheomotorcycleotoldohiso nameo aso Palwindero Singho @o Princeo sono ofo Sarabjito Singho CRM-M-36518-2025o o P a g e o|o3o o o residento ofo Bhaio Veero Singho Colony,o Villageo Muleo Chak,o Districto Amritsar,o theo personalo searcho ofo whomo waso goto conductedoturn-wiseobyomyselfoSlofromoConstableoAkashdeepo Singho1296.oDuringotheopersonalosearch,ofromotheorightopocketo ofotheotrousersowhichotheoaccusedoRohitoKumaro@oSunnyowaso wearing,ooneoelectronicoweighingomachineo(ElectronicoKanda)o whicho iso usedo foro theo purposeo ofo weighingo Heroin,o waso recovered.oAndotheoaccusedocouldonotoproduceoanyodocumento regardingotheoownershipoofotheomotorcycle.oUponowhichomyselfo SloweighedotheorecoveredoHeroinoalongowithotheotransparento polytheneo bago upono ouro electronico weighingo machineo (Electronico Kanda),o whicho alongo witho theo transparento polytheneo bago weighedo 45o gramso ofo Heroino ando myselfo Slo countedotheorecoveredocash,owhichowereo4onotesoofoRs.o500/-o ando 5o noteso ofo Rs.200/-,o totalo drugo moneyo recoveredo waso Rs.3,000/-oIndianocurrency.oThatoafteroputtingotheorecoveredo45o gramsoofoHeroinoalongowithotheotransparentopolytheneobagoino oneoplasticocontaineroandoafteroputtingotheoplasticocontainero intoooneoclothobag,oafteropreparingotheoparcel,omyselfoSIosealedo theo parcelo Heroino witho myo alphabeticalo stampo SSo ando aftero puttingotheorecoveredodrugomoneyointootheosameoblackocoloredo polytheneobagoandoafteroputtingotheosameoinooneoclothobag,o aftero preparingo theo parcel,o sealedo ito witho myo alphabeticalo stampo SSo ono theo spot.o Sampleo stampo SSo waso preparedo separatelyoandoFormoNo.o04owasocompliedowithoandotheostampo afterouseowasohandedooverotooASIoAvtaroSinghoNo.o3731/ASR.o Thatotheoparcelooforecoveredo45ogramsoofoHeroinoandoparceloofo Rs.o3,000/-odrugomoneyoalongowithotheosampleostamp,oFormo No.o 04o ando alongo witho theo recoveredo electronico weighingo machineo (Electronico Kanda)o ando theo recoveredo motorcycleo bearingo numbero PB06-T-3222o wereo takeno intoo policeo possessionovideoseparateorecoveryomemo,otheorecoveryomemoo wasopreparedoaccordinglyoandouponotheorecoveryomemo,otheo above-saidoaccusedopersonsoputotheirorespectiveosignaturesoando theo witnesso puto theiro respectiveo witnesses.o Thato theo accusedo ParamdeepoSingho@oRaja,oRohitoKumaroSunnyoandoPalwindero Singho@oPrinceoaboveosaidoafterokeepingoinotheiropossessiono45o gramso ofo Heroino ando Rs.o 3,000/-o Indiano currencyo aso drugo moneyo ando oneo electronico weighingo machineo (Electronico CRM-M-36518-2025o o P a g e o|o4o o o Kanda)ohaveocommittedoanooffenceopunishableounderoSectiono 21-B/25/27-A/61/85o NDPSo Act.o Therefore,o ruqao aftero beingo prepared,o aftero takingo itso printo out,o waso sento too theo policeo stationobyohandoHCoManjinderoSinghoNo.o1411ofororegistrationo ofotheocase/F.I.R.oAfteroregisteringotheocase/F.I.R,ocase/F.I.Ro numberomayokindlyobeoinformed.oSpecialoreportsoafterobeingo preparedomayokindlyobeosentoforotheoconsiderationoofoIllaqao MagistrateoandoSenioroOfficersoandocontroloroomomayokindlyo beo informed.o Myselfo Slo alongo witho fellowo officialso areo busyo investigatingoonotheospot.oTodayowithinoareaoGalioNumbero3,o GuruoArjunoDevoNagar,oTimeo7:00oP.M.oSd/-oSulakhanoSingho SI,o Policeo Stationo Sultanwind,o Amritsaro Cityo datedo 11-05-2025."o

3.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso arguedo thato theo petitionero iso ino custodyo sinceo 11.05.2025.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionerohasofurtheroarguedothatoprimeoallegationsoagainstotheopetitionero areothato45gmsoofoheroine,oRs.3,000/-oofodrugomoneyoandooneoweighingo scaleohaveobeenorecoveredofromohim.ooLearnedocounseloforotheopetitionero hasofurtheroiteratedothatotheocontrabandoallegedotoohaveobeenorecoveredofromo theopetitioneroisonon-commercialoinonatureoandotheopoliceohasofalselyofoistedo theorecoveryoofoRs.3,000/-ouponotheopetitioneroasodrugomoneyoonlyoinoordero tooinvokeotheorigorsoofoSectiono37oofoNDPSoAct.oooThus,oregularobailoiso prayedofor.oo o o

4.o o Counselo foro theo Stateo haso opposedo theo presento petitiono byo arguingo thato theo allegationso raisedo areo seriouso ino natureo and,o thus,o theo petitionerodoesonotodeserveotheoconcessionooforegularobail.oooLearnedoStateo counselohasofurtherosubmittedothatotheoinstantobailopleaoisobarredobyotheo rigorsoofoSectiono37oofotheoNDPSoAct,oandothus,otheosameooughtotoobeo dismissed.o Learnedo Stateo counselo seekso too placeo ono recordo custodyo certificateodatedo31.07.2025oinoCourt,owhichoisotakenoonorecord.ooo CRM-M-36518-2025 P a g e | 5 o

¶5I have heard counsel for the parties and have gone through the available records of the case.

¶6The petitioner is in custody since 11.05.2025. The conclusion of investigation as also trial emanating therefrom, if occasion so arises, will take its own time. It is not in dispute that the contraband recovered from the petitioner is 45gms of heroine, which is non-commercial in nature. Further, the invocation of Section 27A of NDPS Act is on account of alleged recovery of Rs.3,000/- shown to be as drug money, but the basis thereof is confessional statement of the present petitioner. This Court does not deem it appropriate to delve deep into these rival contentions, at this stage lest it may prejudice the rights of either of the parties. othin#o tan#ibleo haso beeno brou#hto for.ardo too indicateo theo li7elihoodo ofo theo petitioneroabscondin#ofro/otheoprocessoofojusticeoorointerferin#o.ithotheo re/ainin#oprosecutionoe6idence. As per the custody certificate dated 31.07.2025 filed by the learned State counsel, the petitioner has suffered incarceration 2 months and 18 days. Further, as per the said custody certificate the petitioner is stated to be not involved in any other criminal case. Suffice to say, the further detention of the petitioner in custody is not required in the facts and circumstances of the case. o

¶7Accordingly, keeping in view the entirety and totality of facts and circumstances of the case; especially the factum the complainant has not supported the case of the prosecution, this Court proceeds to consider favourably the plea for grant of bail to the petitioner. Suffice to say, the further detention of the petitioner in custody is not required in the facts and CRM-M-36518-2025 P a g e | 6 o

circumstances of the case. The petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate. However, in addition to conditions that may be imposed by the concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate, the petitioner shall remain bound by the following conditions:-

(i) The petitioner shall not mis-use the liberty granted.

(ii) The petitioner shall not tamper with any evidence, oral or documentary, during the trial.

(iii) The petitioner shall not absent himself on any date before the trial.

(iv) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail.

(v) The petitioner shall deposit his passport, if any, with the trial Court.

(vi) The petitioner shall give his cell phone number to the Investigating Officer/SHO of concerned Police Station and shall not change his cell-phone number without prior permission of the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate.

(vii) The petitioner shall not in any manner try to delay the trial.

¶8In case of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions and those which may be imposed by concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate as directed hereinabove or upon showing any other sufficient cause, the State/complainant shall be at liberty to move cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

¶9Ordered accordingly.

¶10Nothing said hereinabove shall be construed as an expression CRM-M-36518-2025 P a g e | 7 o

¶11Since the main case has been decided, pending miscellaneous application, if any, shall also stands disposed off.

(SUMEET GOEL) JUDGE July 31, 2025 aveeno o o