IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M-32877 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 16.12.2011 Vikram Singh ... Petitioner versus State of Haryana ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present : Mr. S.P.S.Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Saggar Deswal, AAG, Haryana. **** Rakesh Kumar Jain, J. This is a petition for regular bail in a pending trial case registered vide FIR No.51 dated 17.07.2011 under Sections 15/27-A/ 61/85 of NDPS Act at Police Station Garhi, District Jind. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in a chance recovery, 230 Kgs poppy husk was recovered from Harbans Singh and Soni but the third person Vikram Singh ran away from the spot. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he has been involved in this case on the disclosure statement of both the accused. In disclosure statement, the co-accused disclosed that they had purchased the alleged poppy husk from the petitioner. He has further submitted that the disclosure statement can bind the person who has made it but it would not bind the other co-accused. In this regard, he has relied upon an order of this Court titled as Ram Niwas vs State of Punjab (CRM-M-8679 of 2011) decided on 19.05.2011 in which the judgment of the Apex Court titled as Union of India vs. Bal Mukund & others reported in 2009(2) RCR (Criminal) 574 was CRM No.M-32877 of 2011 (O&M) -2- relied upon. He has submitted that in that case the recovery was 65 bags of poppy husk. Learned State counsel, however, submits that challan in this case is not presented so far. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case but without making any observation on the merits, the present petition is allowed. Petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial court. December 16, 2011 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) sonia Judge