Crl. Misc. No.M-24205 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-24205 of 2010 Date of Decision: 20.08.2010 Jagtar Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. S.S. Godara, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** 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 ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.61 dated 08.05.2010 under Sections 17, 18, 27-A, 25, 61, 85 of NDPS Act registered at Police Station Odhan, District Sirsa. As per the allegation in the FIR, the present petitioner succeeded in fleeing in his jeep after seeing the police vehicle, whereas, the other co-accused Sikander Singh was apprehended with 01 kg. of opium. The petitioner was earlier involved in two more cases of similar nature. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that in the earlier case registered against the petitioner, he was released on anticipatory bail on account of the fact that he was named by the co-accused and the facts in this case are similar, whereas, he was acquitted in the second case. Crl. Misc. No.M-24205 of 2010 2 Therefore, he should be granted the concession of anticipatory bail in this case as well. There is no merit in the contention raised by learned counsel for the petitioner as in the present case, the petitioner has been specifically named in the FIR. He was present on the spot but he has managed to flee. In any case, the fact that he was released on bail in the earlier FIR only has proved the fact that the petitioner is a habitual offender. The recovery in the present case is 01 kg. of opium. The concession of anticipatory bail will scuttle the investigation. No ground. Dismissed. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 20.08.2010 JUDGE gurpreet