IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-21008 of 2010 Date of Decision: 06.01.2011 Mohinder Singh ....Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. A.S. Trikha, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. A.G. Punjab, for the respondents -State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) Mohinder Singh has filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking direction to the State to grant him special remission announced by the Governor of Punjab prior to September 11th, 2001. Petitioner was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of ten years and to pay fine of ` 1,00,000/- with default stipulation in case bearing First Information Report No.46 dated April 24th, 1992 registered under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 at Police Station Kotwali - Kapurthala. Indisputably, the petitioner was on bail during the period for which he is seeking remission. In Joginder Singh vs. State of Punjab 2001 (4) RCR (Criminal) 341, it has been held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court that period of bail cannot be considered for remission even if a notification has been issued by the State Government in that regard. In this view of the matter, the present petition, being devoid of merit, is hereby dismissed. 06.01.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) som JUDGE