Crl. Misc No. M 23924 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 23924 of 2011 Date of decision : October 21, 2011 Naleen Kumar Mishra alias Nalik Kumar Mishra @ Naveen Mishra ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Chandumajra, DAG 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.199, dated 28.8.2010, registered under Section 20 of the NDPS Act, at Police Station A-Division Amritsar. On 9.8.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel has relied upon a decision of this Court in Hem Raj v. State of Punjab, reported as 2004 (1) C.R.C (Criminal) 359 and stated that for this alleged recovery of 1.5 Kilogram of charas the petitioner has now been in custody for almost one year and there is no prospect of the trial concluding in the near future.” Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from ASI Panna Lal, states that the prosecution would conclude its entire evidence on two Crl. Misc No. M 23924 of 2011 ::2:: hearings. In the circumstances, the trial Court is directed to grant two opportunities to the prosecution to lead its entire evidence uptill 30.11.2011, and if by that date the entire prosecution evidence is not concluded, to release the petitioner on bail to its satisfaction. However, this order shall not apply if the prosecution evidence is not concluded by the said date due to any act on the part of the petitioner. This petition is dismissed in the above terms. ( AJAY TEWARI ) October 21, 2011. JUDGE `kk'