IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 1744 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : February 25, 2009 Nawab Singh alias Pappa ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. HN Sahu, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Vikas Chaudhary, AAG Haryana Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner has brought this petition under section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 230 dated 25.7.2006 under sections 18, 27-A, 29 of NDPS Act registered at Police Station Gharaunda District Karnal. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is behind the bars for the last four months on account of being absented on 20.8.2008. It is undertaken by learned counsel for the petitioner that in future the petitioner would not absent during the trial of this case. In this case only five witnesses have been recorded out of 13 witnesses shown in the report under section 173 Cr.P.C. Thus, trial is likely to take a long time. Without commenting on the merits of the case and keeping in view the undertaking given by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Criminal Misc. -M No. 1744 of 2009 (O&M) -2- petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial court. The petitioner will also submit an undertaking before the trial court along with his bail bonds that he would appear on each and every date during the trial. Criminal Misc. is disposed of. ( Pritam Pal ) February 25 2009 Judge 'dalbir'