In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 22838 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.9.2010 Boota Ram @ Baba ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Ashok Giri, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Rajni Gupta, Addl.A.G.Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 101 dated 14.7.2010 under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short the Act), registered at Police Station Rama Mandi District Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was not arrested at the spot and is not the owner of the car in question. The petitioner was directed to join investigation vide order dated 10.8.2010. Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Ashwani Criminal Misc. No.M- 22838 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Kumar Nanda, on the other hand, has submitted that the petitioner has failed to join investigation. FIR Nos. 80/2003, 187/ 2005 and 304/2009, under Section 15 of the Act were registered against the petitioner at police Station Division No.8, Jalandhar. Since the petitioner is involved in other cases under the Act, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE September 22, 2010 anita