IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No .M-36898 of 2011 Date of decision: 19.12.2011 Gurdeep Singh @ Baba ......Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L.N. MITTAL. Present: Mr. Preetwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioner. *** L.N. MITTAL, J. (Oral). Gurdeep Singh @ Baba accused has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No.53 dated 18.06.2010 under Section 18 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Jagraon, District Ludhiana Rural. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, 6 kgs opium was recovered from the petitioner. The quantity of the contraband opium is commercial. Hence the petitioner does not deserves the concession of bail in view of Section 37 of the NDPS Act. Dismissed. However, since the petitioner is in custody since 18.06.2010 i.e. for 1 ½ years, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. December 19, 2011 (L.N. MITTAL) harjeet JUDGE