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High Court to Consolidate Writ Petitions for Bail Denial Cases The Supreme Court directed the High Court of Punjab & Haryana to consolidate writ petitions for a comprehensive hearing before a Division Bench for ...
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High Court to Consolidate Writ Petitions for Bail Denial Cases
The Supreme Court directed the High Court of Punjab & Haryana to consolidate writ petitions for a comprehensive hearing before a Division Bench for prompt resolution of cases involving denial of bail in NDPS Act and IPC matters. The petitioners withdrew special leave petitions, reserving liberty to seek relief from the Division Bench. The Supreme Court emphasized no expression of opinion on merits, urging expedited disposal within three months. SLP(Crl.) No. 1695/2015 was dismissed with liberty to approach the Division Bench as per related cases.
Issues: 1. Denial of bail by High Court of Punjab & Haryana in NDPS Act and IPC cases. 2. Stay of proceedings before trial court. 3. Transfer and further investigation by CBI. 4. Suspension of trial due to writ petitions. 5. Request for comprehensive hearing and disposal before Division Bench. 6. Withdrawal of special leave petitions. 7. Reservation of liberty to approach Division Bench for bail. 8. No expression of opinion on merits by Supreme Court. 9. Direction for early disposal by Division Bench. 10. Dismissal of SLP(Crl.) No. 1695/2015.
Analysis: 1. The High Court of Punjab & Haryana refused bail to the petitioners involved in cases under the NDPS Act and the IPC. However, in a related matter, bail was granted to certain respondents accused in FIRs from different police stations. The State of Punjab challenged these orders in special leave petitions before the Supreme Court.
2. Proceedings before the trial court were halted by a single judge of the High Court due to writ petitions seeking transfer and further investigation by the CBI. Various writ petitions, including one for independent investigation into drug trafficking, were filed before the High Court, resulting in the suspension of trials for the petitioners.
3. The Supreme Court, considering the nature of the allegations and the need for prompt resolution, directed the Chief Justice of the High Court to consolidate the writ petitions for a comprehensive hearing before a Division Bench. The parties agreed to this approach for early disposal of the cases.
4. The petitioners agreed to withdraw their special leave petitions and seek bail directly from the Division Bench. The Supreme Court granted permission for this withdrawal and reserved liberty for the petitioners and even the State of Punjab to approach the Division Bench for necessary relief.
5. The Supreme Court clarified that it had not expressed any opinion on the merits of the contentions to be raised before the Division Bench. It urged the Division Bench to expedite the disposal of the cases, ideally within three months from the date of the Supreme Court's order.
6. In a separate matter, SLP(Crl.) No. 1695/2015 was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty for the petitioner to approach the Division Bench listed for the writ petitions seeking a CBI inquiry, in line with the decisions made in the connected cases.
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