Crl.M.No.M-8342 of 2011(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-8342 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: March 20, 2013 Avtar Singh .....Petitioner v. The State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Rahul Vats, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) Crl.M.No.16111 of 2013 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Crl.M.No.M-8342 of 2013 The present petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. is for grant of bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.66, dated 3.5.2012, under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, (for short the `Act') registered at Police Station Dhuri, District Sangrur, Punjab. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have gone through the whole record carefully. This is 4th application filed on behalf of the petitioner-accused. His first bail application was got dismissed as withdrawn as not pressed vide order dated 5.9.2012 passed in Crl.M.No.M-26915 of 2012. Second application was also got dismissed as withdrawn vide order of this Court dated 21.11.2012 passed in Crl.M.No.M-34992 of 2012. Third application was dismissed on merit vide order dated 8.2.2013 passed in Crl.M.No.M- 3993 of 2012. Brief allegations are that he kept in his possession 56 kg of poppy husk, which is commercial in nature. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner- accused that he has been continuing in custody since 3.5.2012 and trial has Crl.M.No.M-8342 of 2011(O&M) -2- not been concluded so far. However, in this case investigation already completed, challan filed, charge has also been framed and the case is already fixed for prosecution evidence. Hence, it cannot be said that any inordinate delay is there in concluding the trial. In view of the bar created under Section 37 of the Act, petitioner is not entitled for concession of bail. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition filed by petitioner-Avtar Singh for grant of bail is, hereby, dismissed being devoid of any merit. 20.3.2013 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge