Criminal Misc. -M No. 27656 of 2011 (1) IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 27656 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 18.11.2011 Duli Chand @ Kalu alias Rajesh Kumar .. Petitioner versus State of Punjab .. Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. D. S. Bali, Senior Advocate with Mr. Deepak Kr. Jha, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K. S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal, J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, who is accused in FIR No. 68 dated 2.6.2010 registered under Sections 15/25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, at Police Station Raman, District Bathinda, for alleged recovery of five plastic bags of poppy husk weighing 20 kgs each. It is further alleged in the FIR that the person, who was driving the vehicle carrying the poppy husk bags, had tried to fled away with the vehicle, however, he was intercepted by following it. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that he is in custody since 2.6.2010 but the trial is proceeding at a very low speed as the prosecution is not examining the witnesses. Learned counsel for the State submitted that considering the conduct of the petitioner and also the recovery, the petitioner does not deserve concession of bail. He further submitted that three prosecution witnesses have already been examined. One has been left out. The next date of hearing is 25.11.2011 for which one Deputy Superintendent of Police has been summoned and thereafter ten more prosecution witnesses, who were officials, will remain to be examined. Criminal Misc. -M No. 27656 of 2011 (2) After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the submissions made above, in my opinion, the ends of justice in the present case will be met, in case a direction is issued to the prosecution to conclude its evidence within four months from the next date of hearing fixed by the learned court below i.e. 25.11.2011. Ordered accordingly. Disposed of. 18.11.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs Judge