IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-20827 of 2009 Date of decision : 18.08.2009 Satnam Singh @ Kaka ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. JBS Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for anticipatory bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Section 21 of the NDPS Act at police station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur vide FIR No. 118 dated 13.07.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner was not apprehended at the spot and he is falsely implicated in the instant case. According to the counsel, no recovery was effected from the petitioner and, thus, he deserves the concession of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the bail on the ground that petitioner is a habitual offender and is involved in 4 other cases under the NDPS Act. Learned counsel has further submitted that petitioner was actually involved in the crime but he succeeded in running away from the spot. Keeping in the view the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of the allegations and the fact that the petitioner is involved in other cases under the NDPS Act, I find no ground to extend the concession Crl. Misc No. M-20827 of 2009 -2- of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The petition is thus, dismissed being devoid of merit. 18.08.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE