KAPTAN vs STATE OF HARYANA

CRM-M-25351-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 148 CRM-M-25351-2026 Date of decision: 5th May, 2026 Kaptan ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Shivam Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Himani Arora, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. *** MANISHA BATRA, J (ORAL):- The petitioner is seeking quashing of impugned order dated 30.04.2026 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jind, in CRA-110- 2018 in NACT/337/2015 dated 25.08.2015 titled as Kaptan vs. Bijender Sahu, whereby the appeal of the petitioner had been cancelled due to his non- appearance and after dismissal of application filed by him seeking his exemption, his bonds were forfeited to the State and warrants of arrest were issued against him. 2. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that he had been regularly appearing before the learned trial Court but on 29.04.2026, he was admitted in hospital due to severe back pain. He had instructed his counsel to move an application for exempting his presence which was so moved. However, the same had been declined by the learned appellate Court and his b