P&H: Sets aside bail cancellation after accused misses hearing by mistake
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside an order cancelling Jaspreet Singh alias Jassu’s bail and issuing a non-bailable warrant after he missed a trial hearing. The Court found that his absence resulted from a genuine misunderstanding about the hearing date, rather than a deliberate attempt to avoid the proceedings.
Singh approached the High Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, challenging an order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar. His bail had been cancelled, his bail and surety bonds forfeited, and a non-bailable warrant issued after he failed to appear on September...
