Crl.M.No.M-4371 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-4371 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: May 18, 2010 Gurpreet Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Raman Mohinder, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who has been summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C., in case FIR No.32, dated 12.3.2006, registered under Sections 15, 25, 61, 85 of NDPS Act, at Police Station Bhwanigarh, District Sangrur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 18.2.2010, passed the following order: “Crl.M.No.7853 of 2010 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Main case Argues that co-accused Raghvinder @ Raghvinder Lal has already been granted benefit of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 12.8.2009, Annexure P2, and another co-accused Sukhwinder Singh has also been granted benefit of anticipatory bail vide order dated 27.1.2010, Annexure P3, and that the case of the present petitioner is similar to Sukhwinder Singh. Further argues that petitioner was not challaned by the Crl.M.No.M-4371 of 2010 (O&M) -2- police and that he was summoned later on by the Court under Section 319 Cr.P.C. It has further been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to appear before learned trial Court and face trial. Notice of motion for 22.3.2010. Hence, in view of these facts, the petitioner is directed to appear before learned trial Court within two weeks from today and on his appearance he shall be admitted to interim bail by learned trial Court to its satisfaction.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the said order, the petitioner has already appeared before learned trial Court and released on interim bail. It has also been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner will continue to appear before learned trial Court and face trial. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well, on instructions from, Sarabjit Singh, H.C., that the petitioner already appeared before learned trial Court on 2.3.2010 and the case is now fixed for 26.5.2010. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, order dated 18.2.2010, granting interim bail to petitioner-Gurpreet Singh, is, hereby confirmed subject to any condition deemed to be imposed by learned trial Court. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 18.5.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge