Crl. Misc. No. M-25422 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Date of Decision: November 4, 2011 1. Crl. Misc. No. M-25422 of 2011 Gurpreet Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent 2. Crl. Misc. No. M-25423 of 2011 Kulwant Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.G.S. Dhillon, Advocate for the petitioners in both cases. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. -.- Crl. Misc. No. M-25422 of 2011 [2] M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) This order will dispose of two petitions for grant of regular bail bearing Crl. Misc. Nos. M-25422 and 25423 of 2011. The petitioners have been in custody for the last more than 1 and ½ years for having been found in possession of 80 kg. of poppy husk in their car. The allegation against the petitioners and one unnamed person is that on being intercepted by the police party, the petitioner Gurpreet Singh had fired at the police party at the exhortion of petitioner Kulwant Singh. Whether the quantity of 80 kg of poppy husk possessed by three persons jointly or severally could be said to be commercial quantity will be debatable during trial but the fact remains that co-accused of the petitioner who allegedly escaped from the spot has been granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. Admittedly it is a case of no injury to any one. Recoveries have already been effected; chances to tampering with the evidence are remove. Taking into consideration the period of detention suffered by the petitioners and the abovesaid circumstances, the petitioners can be granted the concession of bail. Mr.Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG, Punjab, informs that petitioner Kulwant Singh is also involved in another case of NDPS Act. Counsel for the petitioners has drawn my attention to a judgment dated March 18, 2009 passed by Special Judge, Faridabad, acquitting petitioner Kulwant Singh in a case under Section 15 of the NDPS Act. Crl. Misc. No. M-25422 of 2011 [3] Taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances, without expression of any opinion on merits of the case, the petitions are allowed. Petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on their furnishing personal bonds for a sum of ` 50000/- each with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. November 4, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE