Crl. Misc. No. M-23231 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-23231 of 2011 Date of Decision: 14.10.2011 Iqbal Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI Present: Mr. Ashok Giri, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Brar, AAG, Punjab. * * * * M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has been in custody for the last 01 year and 07 months in a case of recovery of 300 grams of smack containing 39% of diacetylmorphine. In view of the said percentage, the quantity of opium derivative can be considered to be about 117 grams against the commercial quantity of 250 grams prescribed in schedule 56, as per the observations of Apex Court in E. Micheal Raj Vs. Intelligence Officer, 2005(1), RCR (Crl.), 995. Without expression of any opinion on merits of the case, taking into consideration the period of detention suffered by the petitioner, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court Crl. Misc. No. M-23231 of 2011 -2- subject to the condition that petitioner will not commit the similar offence again during pendency of the trial. 14.10.2011 (M.M.S. BEDI) Amodh JUDGE