Crl. Misc. No. M-18279 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-18279 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 6, 2010 Ajmer Singh alias Bunti ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G. Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.180 dated 14.12.2009, under Sections 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station City Batala, District- Batala. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was in custody since November, 2008 in the FIR registered under Sections 399, 402 of Indian Penal Code. On the alleged day of recovery contraband was recovered from Neeraj Mashi, Gulshan Masih and Surinder singh near Hansli Bridge, Batala. However, at that time, the petitioner was in custody in another case. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. Keeping in view the submissions made by learned counsel for the Crl. Misc. No. M-18279 of 2010 (O&M) 2 petitioner, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. Petitioner is in custody in another case since November, 2008 and recovery of contraband was effected from three persons near Hansli Bridge, Batala on 14.12.2009. The petitioner has been involved in this case on the basis of statement of co-accused. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. Petitioner be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate Gurdaspur. (SABINA) August 6, 2010 JUDGE Anand