IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-33067 of 2010 Date of decision: 16th February, 2011 Amarjit Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Gazi Mohd., Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail to the petitioner during pendency of the trial in case FIR No.119 dated 19.07.2009 registered at Police Station Sidhwan Bet under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Case of the prosecution is that 54 kilograms of poppy husk was recovered from the petitioner. The quantity of poppy husk recovered from the petitioner is marginally higher than the commercial quantity. This Court would have considered the prayer for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, but counsel for the State has filed an affidavit of Jasdev Singh, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dakha, District Ludhiana (Rural), wherein it has been stated that till today the petitioner is involved in seven cases. Counsel for the State has further submitted that the prosecution, in all, has cited 12 witnesses, out of which 8 have been examined and 4 remain to be examined. It is submitted that the next date fixed before the Criminal Misc. No.M-33067 of 2010 trial Court is 5th March, 2011 and the petitioner is stated to be in custody since 26th February, 2010. Counsel for the State has further submitted that the petitioner was declared as a proclaimed offender. In view of the statement made by counsel for the State, no ground is made out to grant regular bail to the petitioner and hence, the present petition is hereby dismissed. However, the trial Court is directed to conclude the trial within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE February 16, 2011 rps 2