IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 16509 of 2011 Date of decision : August 26, 2011 Boota Singh, ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab, ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. D.R.Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajinder Mathur, AAG Punjab *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) The petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 122, dated 9.9.2009, registered under Sections 15/25/61/85 of the NDPS Act, at Police Station Raikot, Ludhiana. On 13.7.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel has argued that no body was arrested from the spot and that recovery of 45 bags of poppy husk was made and some of the co-accused have been granted anticipatory/regular bail.” Counsel for the petitioner has further argued that the petitioner Crl.Misc No. M 16509 of 2011 :2: has now been in custody for more than one year and three months. Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from HC Rupinder Singh, has accepted these factual assertions. He has also accepted the fact that similarly situated co-accused viz Gurpreet Singh @ Khona and Hardeep Singh @ Deepa have been released on regular bail. He has further stated that no other case under the NDPS Act is pending against the petitioner. In this view of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate, Ludhiana. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) August 26, 2011. JUDGE `kk'