IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-8999 of 2009 Date of Decision:- 06.07.2009 Gurjinder Singh @ Kala ....Petitioner(s) vs. State of Punjab ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Mr.Preetwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) Counsel for the petitioner relies upon two orders dated 1.5.2009 granting regular bail to co-accused of the petitioner, namely, Gurmeet Singh in Crl.Misc.No.M-6418 of 2009 and Mangat Singh in Crl.Misc.No.M-7308 of 2009 respectively who were similarly situated and were apprehended at the spot along with the petitioner. He submits that the petitioner being similarly situated deserves to be granted the same treatment and, therefore, should be released on bail. Counsel for the State is unable to rebut the contention as raised by the counsel for the petitioner. The case of the prosecution was that the petitioner was arrested along with other co-accused on the spot while sitting on the bags of poppy-husk which when weighed came out to be 175 Kgs. The co-accused of the petitioner having been released on bail, I see no reason to deny this concession to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court. July 06, 2009 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE]