IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-37180 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.2.2011 Pritam Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. N.S. Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. RK Nihalsinghwala, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre- arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 at Police Station Sadar Jagraon, District Ludhiana, vide FIR No.237 dated 14th November, 2010. Learned State counsel (on instructions from Head Constable Bikar Singh, who is present in Court) submits that pursuant to order dated December 20, 2010, petitioner has joined the investigation and is no longer required for custodial interrogation. In view of the statement made by learned State counsel, the interim order dated December 20, 2010 is hereby made absolute subject to the conditions as envisaged under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petition stands allowed in aforesaid terms. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 22.2.2011 'rajpal'