CRM No. M 8774 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 8774 of 2010 Date of decision: 21.04.2010 Irfan ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. G S Sandhawalia, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K S Pannu, DAG, Punjab for the respondent- State -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 88 dated 10.03.2009 under Section 18/25/61/85 of the NDPS Act and subsequently added/sections 444/489/ 471/120-B of Indian Penal Code Police Station Tripuri Town, Patiala. There is a recovery of 5Kgs of opium from the accused petitioner. No ground for bail is made out. Dismissed. However, it is stated that the petitioner is in custody since CRM No. M 8774 of 2010 2 10.03.2009 and the charges were framed way back on 02.06.2009 but no prosecution witness has been examined till date. In view of the above, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and decide the same preferably within a period six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 21.04.2010 mohan