In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-6238 of 2009 Date of decision: 16.4. 2009 Kulwant Singh @ Kanta ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.R.P.Dhir, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed by Kulwant Singh @ Kanta under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 83 dated 28.4.2007, under Sections 15/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 , registered at Police Station Sahnewal, District Ludhiana. The allegations against the petitioner are that he along with with his co-accused Rana @ Gola was in possession of 315 kgs. of poppy husk. The petitioner was arrested on 28.4.2007. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody for the last about two years and only one witness has been examined so far. Criminal Misc. No.M-6238 of 2009 -2- Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed this petition. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody for the last about two years and so far only one witness has been examined by the prosecution and also the fact that the petitioner is a young boy aged about 18 years and having not been involved in any other case (as stated by learned State counsel at the instructions from ASI Ram Dass), without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana. (SABINA) JUDGE April 16, 2009 anita