Crl. Misc. No. M-8427 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-8427 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 23, 2010 Gurmukh Singh alias Sonu .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. N. S. Dandiwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vivek Chauhan, AAG, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Gurmukh Singh alias Sonu has filed the instant petition for regular bail in case FIR No. 106 dated 06.06.2005, under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short – the NDPS Act), registered at Police Station Dharamkot, District Moga. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, 140 kilograms of poppy husk was recovered from the petitioner and his co-accused. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner was not apprehended at the spot. However, this is not a sufficient ground for releasing the petitioner on bail in a case of recovery of commercial Crl. Misc. No. M-8427 of 2010 2 quantity of contraband poppy husk. The prosecution case is that the vehicle, in which the petitioner and his co-accused were travelling, was signalled to stop, but the occupants of the vehicle fled away and four bags of poppy husk were recovered from the vehicle. In view of bar created by Section 37 of the NDPS Act, the petitioner is not entitled to bail. Dismissed. As prayed for by learned counsel for the petitioner, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial. April 23, 2010 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE