IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-9420 of 2010 Date of Decision: April 19, 2010 Butta Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.300 dated 18.12.2005 under Section 15 of Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 registered with Police Station, Sidhwan Bet, District Ludhiana. Learned counsel contends that co- accused of the petitioner have been allowed bail. Petitioner has been in custody for the last 4 years and 4 months. It has also been brought out Crl. Misc. No. M-9420 of 2010 [2] that if the trial had concluded, case of the petitioner would have been covered under Daler Singh vs. State of Punjab, 2007(1) RCR (Criminal) 316. Learned counsel for the respondent- State, on instructions from Jasmer Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, does not dispute the custody period. It has been brought out by the learned counsel that petitioner has not been involved in any other case. Considering the custody period, the petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. Heavy surety. (AJAI LAMBA) April 19, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?