IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-4525 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 29.04.2011 Balbir Singh @ Adhi ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. K.S. Dhanora, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Present petition is filed seeking regular bail in case FIR No.36 dated 25.9.2009 under Sections 21/25/29/61/85 NDPS Act and 25/54/59 Arms Act, P.S. State Special Operations Cell, Punjab, Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is in judicial custody w.e.f. 20.9.2009 and till day no prosecution witness has been examined. He has further stated that petitioner was driving the motorcycle and no contraband was ever recovered from the possession/person of the petitioner and alleged recovery was made from the pillion rider. Learned counsel for the petitioner further argued that in view of the dictum of Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala, Vs. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR(Criminal) 381, if trial is not likely to be concluded at the earliest, petitioner is entitled to be enlarged on bail. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct let petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. (Alok Singh) Judge April 29, 2011 R.S.