CRM-M-27155 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM-M-27155 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 8.12.2011 Smt. Kamaljit Kaur ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. J.B.S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Jaswinder Singh, DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Section 15 of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 at Police Station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur, vide FIR No.145 dated 15th September, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was apprehended while in possession of 50 Kgs of poppy husk. According to him, said quantity would be non-commercial in nature. This apart, petitioner is in custody since 15th September, 2010 and trial of the case has not made much progress. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail. Heard. It is evident that petitioner has been in custody for more than one year and trial may still take some time to conclude. Recovery CRM-M-27155 2 effected from her is 50 Kgs of poppy husk. Under the circumstances, I am of the considered view that the petitioner is entitled to concession bail as no useful purpose will be served by detaining her in custody any longer. Thus, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 8.12.2011 'rajpal'