Crl. Misc. No.M-10594 of 2011 (O&M) Surjit Singh @ Kaka Vs. State of Punjab Present : Mr. Raman Mohinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Bhinder, Sr. Addl.A.G., Punjab. ******* This petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case F.I.R. No.42 dated 22.04.2009 registered under Sections 15, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Sherpur, District Sangrur. Learned Senior Addl. Advocate General has very fairly stated that assertion made on the last date that 11 out of 13 witnesses have been examined was inadvertently wrongly made. In fact on instructions from ASI Mukhtiar Singh it has transpired that only one witness has been examined till date. It cannot be lost sight of that earlier by Annexure P-3 the similar petition filed by the petitioner had been dismissed as withdrawn on 19.02.2010 with the direction to the learned trial Court to expedite the trial and conclude the same within one year. Till date 1½ years have been passed after the said direction and the position of the trial has been indicated above. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to release the petitioner on regular bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate. Ordered accordingly. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) July 06, 2011 JUDGE ashish