IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-9939 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 8th May, 2009 Kashmiri Lal … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. J.B.S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 179 dated 13.11.2005 registered at Police Station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. On April 16, 2009, this Court had passed the following order: Counsel contends that 8 kg poppy straw was recovered from the petitioner. Petitioner was on bail. Case was fixed for 18th March, 2009, when an application for exemption was filed, which was declined and non-bailable warrants have been issued for 18th April, 2009. Counsel further submits that the absence was not willful, but under a bonafide belief that exemption will be granted by the Court. Petitioner may cause appearance before the trial Court on or before 18th April, 2009. In the event of appearance before the trial Court, petitioner shall be released on interim bail. Criminal Misc. No. M-9939 of 2009 (O&M) Issue notice of motion to AG Punjab for 8th May, 2009.” Counsel for the State, on instructions from HC Sukhpal Singh, has stated that petitioner had complied with the order dated April 16, 2009 and had surrendered before the trial Court and thereafter, petitioner was released on interim bail. For the reasons stated in order dated April 16, 2009 and in view of the statement made by counsel for the State, interim bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated April 16, 2009 is made absolute till conclusion of the trial, subject to filing fresh bail bonds. Trial Court will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner, in case of any breach of terms and conditions of the bail bonds. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 8, 2009 rps 2