Crl. Revision No. M-2282 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No. M-2282 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 30, 2009 Kulwinder Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND Present : Mr. J.B.S.Gill, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Arshvinder Singh, DAG, Punjab. ***** S.D. Anand, J. The prosecution allegation is that the petitioner was apprehended by a police party when he was driving vehicle No.PB-10AW-4865 (of which he is registered owner as well) and the car was found to carry 15 Kgs. poppy husk. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that though he would contest the factum of recovery, he would not contest (at the trial) the factum of his having been the driver of that vehicle and he would also not challenge the fact of being the registered owner of the vehicle. In this plea for the release of vehicle bearing registration No.PB-10AW-4865 on sapurdari, there is an averment Crl. Revision No. M-2282 of 2008 -2- that the petitioner had purchased this vehicle by getting it financed. Documentation in that context has been placed on record. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that it being the only source of income of the petitioner, he would require the vehicle, particularly when he has to pay off the loan amount. As per the report submitted by the learned Special Judge (obtained in compliance with the order dated 27.07.2009 of a Coordinate Bench (Rajesh Bindal, J.) of this Court), the confiscation proceedings have not yet been started. In view of these facts, learned State counsel states that he is not in a position to contest the plea for the release of the aforesaid vehicle on sapurdari. In the light thereof, the petition shall stand allowed and the vehicle bearing registration No.PB-10AW-4865 is ordered to be released on sapurdari, on usual terms and conditions, subject to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. November 30, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vinod Judge