IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-9747 of 2010 Date of Decision: April 19, 2010 Kairon Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Inderjit Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.18 dated 27.2.2010 under Section 15 of the Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 registered with Police Station, Maur. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner was not apprehended at the spot. As per allegations in the FIR, a person standing near the Kotha ran away on seeing the police party who happens to be the petitioner. Crl. Misc. No. M-9747 of 2010 [2] Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from Jagdeep Singh, Head Constable, states that indeed the Kotha is not owned by the petitioner. Considering the totality of facts and circumstances of the case, the petition is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer, subject to the following conditions:- “(i) The petitioner shall make himself available for in- terrogation as and when required; (ii) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person ac- quainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; and (iii) The petitioner shall not leave India without the pre- vious permission of the Court.” This order shall enure till 15 days after the filing of final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. within which period, the petitioner shall be required to seek regular bail. (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?