IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-21997 of 2009 Date of decision : September 04, 2009 Sanjay Kumar ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. SS Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Sanjay Kumar has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 137 dated 13.4.2009 under section 61 of Punjab Excise Act, Police Station Kharar, District Ropar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, 372 bottles of different brands of Whisky were recovered from the petitioner while he was transporting it in Tata-407 vehicle. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner is in custody since 13.4.2009 i.e. for almost five months and the case is triable by Magistrate. Criminal Misc. No. M-21997 of 2009 -2- Keeping in view all the circumstances but without meaning to express any opinion on the merits, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned trial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Kharar. ( L.N. Mittal ) September 04, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'