IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-28436 of 2011 Date of Decision 03.11.2011 Lal Chand --Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab --Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.R.K.Girdhar,Advocate,for the petitioner Mr.A.S.Rai, DAG, Punjab RAKESH KUMAR JAIN,J: (Oral) This is a petition for bail pending trial in a case registered vide FIR No.196 dated 12.10.2006 under Sections 15/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short,'NDPS Act') at Police Station Kotbhai, District Sri Muktsar Sahib. The petitioner was arrested and released on bail after about one month of custody. Thereafter, he jumped bail on 15.9.2008 and was re- arrested on 15.5.2011. During this period, the trial of the case came to a stand still. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the trial Court may be directed to expedite the trial only because the witnesses who are to be examined all are officials. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties but without making any observation on the merits of the case, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the trial Court who is seized of the matter to CRM-M-28436 of 2011 -2- complete the trial within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order as it has to examine only the seven official witnesses. 03.11.2011 (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) rr JUDGE