IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-11644 of 2011 (O&M). Date of Decision : 26.4.2011. Bhupinder Singh ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate, for the petitioner. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Heard. Notice of motion. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of State of Punjab. Bhupinder Singh-petitioner is facing trial in case bearing First Information Report No. 26 dated February 4th, 2005 under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Section 18(c) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, Police Station City Malout before Additional Sessions Judge, Shri Muktsar Sahib. On March 4th, 2011 he did not appear before the trial Court. Warrants of arrest were issued against him vide impugned order (Annexure P-2). Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner was not aware of the date of hearing before the trial Court. The petitioner had filed a petition bearing Criminal Misc. No. M-44337 of 2007 before this Court for quashing of FIR and during the pendency of said petition, the matter was referred to a Committee constituted by the State Government to go into all such matters to see whether any offence under the Act is made out. This Court also stayed further proceedings before the trial Court and adjourned the case sine-die. The said petition was dismissed by this Court by order dated January 3rd, 2011. The interim order earlier passed was vacated and the trial was directed to proceed against the petitioner. Criminal Misc. No. M-11644 of 2011 (O&M) (2) In the said petition, petitioner was not represented by any counsel so, he was not aware of the order passed in the said petition. The petitioner was on bail in this case and he never absented earlier. The submissions being convincing, it is ordered that the petitioner shall appear before the trial Court on or before May 4th, 2011 and shall move an application for bail and the trial Court shall admit him to bail to its satisfaction. Disposed of. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 26.4.2011. SN