In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-14957 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:19.7.2010 Jaswinder Singh alias Dulla .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Kuldeep V. Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V.P.S. Sidhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for extension of interim bail granted to the petitioner by this Court vide order dated 1.12.2009 (Annexure-P.1). The petitioner is an accused in case FIR No.82 dated 20.7.1999 registered at Police Station Sadar, Nawanshahr. The FIR has been registered on the basis of memo sent by SHO, Police Station Sadar, Nawanshahr who along with other Police officials had set-up a special check-post on 20.7.1999 at T-point Adda Mahalon. Prithvi Chand an independent witness was joined by the Police. The Sub Inspector Varinder Kumar received a secret information that truck No.RJ-27-G-3349 was coming from Banga side carrying poppy husk. If a raid was conducted substantial quantity of poppy husk could be recovered. The truck as informed was seen coming from Banga side and it was signalled to stop. Cr. Misc. No.M-14957 of 2010 [2] The driver of the truck stopped it and succeeded in fleeing away. Balwinder Singh, who was sitting in the cabin, was apprehended. On search of the truck 100 bags containing poppy husk were recovered. A sample of 250 Grams was taken from each bag. The remaining contraband as contained in the bag weighed 34 Kgs. 750 Grams. During interrogation Balwinder Singh had informed that apart from the driver, there was one more person, namely, Jaswinder Singh (petitioner). The petitioner during trial of the case had absconded. He was arrested on 22.6.2007. They had earlier been declared as PO on 13.3.2003. The petitioner on his re-arrest was granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 1.12.2009 (Annexure-P.1) passed in Criminal Misc. No.M-28538 of 2009. The said bail was granted for a period of six months after verifying the medical ailment and medical report. The learned trial Court was directed to conclude the trial of the case within six months. The interim bail was going to expire on 1.6.2010. The petitioner was released on bail as he was under treatment. However, the trial which was directed to be concluded within six months was not concluded. After a report was asked for from the learned District and Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, it has been reported vide letter dated 21.5.2010 that the case file was attached in Appeal in this Court and has been received back on 17.6.2010 vide letter dated 11.6.2010. The said file has been sent to the District and Sessions Judge, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr) with the case. The next date before the learned Sessions Court is now fixed for 28.7.2010. In the circumstances, keeping in view the order dated 1.12.2009 (Annexure-P.1) the petitioner, it is ordered, shall remain on interim bail for a period of six months during which period the learned trial Court shall Cr. Misc. No.M-14957 of 2010 [3] conclude its trial in due compliance with the earlier order dated 1.12.2009. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. July 19, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*