In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-989 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:26.3.2009 Satnam Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Kamaljeet S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ...... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner was apprehended with 465 grams of smack. He already stands convicted in another case vide judgment and order dated 6.12.2008 (Annexure-P.4) for having in his conscious possession three grams of smack. In the circumstances, it cannot be said that while on bail the petitioner is not likely to commit an offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 25.8.2007 and ten PWs have been cited by the prosecution. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances, no ground for grant of bail is made out. However, the learned trial Court shall take effective steps to dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible and preferably within six months from the next date before it. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. March 26, 2009. (S.S. Saron) *hsp* Judge