Crl. Misc. No. M-17368 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-17368 of 2011 Date of Decision: November 30, 2011 Malkit Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.J.L. Malhotra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG, Punjab, -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner seeks the concession of regular bail in a case of recovery of five bags of poppy husk weighting 35 kg. each from the petitioner. The petitioner has been in custody w.e.f. March 13, 2011. Counsel for the petitioner has contended that the petitioner had been falsely implicated by the police. It has been informed by Mr.Sidhu, DAG, Punjab, on the instructions of ASI Sukhwinder Singh, that the petitioner has been involved Crl. Misc. No. M-17368 of 2011 [2] in five other criminal cases which include two cases under NDPS Act and three cases under Excise Act. It has also been informed that the petitioner has been convicted for having been found in possession of 5 kg of poppy husk. I have considered the facts and circumstances of the case. It would be premature to form any opinion whether the petitioner has been consistently falsely implicated in number of criminal cases or the petitioner is a hardened criminal indulging in criminal activities. But in view of the fact that he has been in custody for the last eight months and no witness having been examined, leaving the petitioner to put up his defence to the prosecution agency and witnesses, in the interest of justice it is ordered that trial will be concluded within a period of six months after the receipt of a certified copy of this order. In case the trial cannot be concluded within a period of six months, it will be open to the petitioner to approach this Court again to seek the concession of regular bail. Disposed of. November 30, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE