YADWINDER SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

141 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-27328-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.05.2026 YADWINDER SINGH ...PETITIONER V/S STATE OF PUNJAB ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present: Mr. Gurbir Singh Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. **** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 for quashing of impugned order dated 07.04.2026 passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Faridkot in FIR No.159 dated 01.12.2020 under Section 21 NDPS Act, 1985 (Section 29 of NDPS Act added later on) whereby the bail granted to the petitioner was cancelled and bail bonds have been forfeited to the State. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner has been appearing before the trial Court for the last 04 years. The matter was fixed for hearing on 12.03.2026 and thereafter adjourned for 07.04.2026, however, the petitioner noted down the date wrongly as 07.05.2026, as such, the petitioner could not appear on the date fixed. Resultantly, on the said date i.e. on 07.04.2026, the bail granted to the petitioner was cancelled and bail bonds/surety bonds were ordered to be forfeited