In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-3494 of 2008 ..... Date of decision:30.5.2008 Dev Kaur alias Devo .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Harpreet S. Rakhra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.S. Gill, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks regular bail pending trial in a case registered under Section 15 of the N.D.P.S. Act. Earlier bail application was dismissed by this Court vide order dated 6.8.2007. It was observed that one quintal 20 kgs. of poppy husk was recovered and the trial of the case is going on. The petitioner has been in custody since 20.1.2007. However, the case has not been able to make progress as Presiding Officer of the trial Court was on leave on 2.5.2008 and then again on 15.5.2008. On 28.5.2008, i.e. when the case was last fixed, the accused could not be brought from jail and, therefore, the trial in the case was again adjourned. On 10.3.2008, learned counsel for the State, on instructions, submitted that eight witnesses in the case remain to be examined whose names are mentioned in the said order dated 10.3.2008. Today, learned counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Paviter Singh, Police Station Dhuri, has submitted that ASI Budh Singh, Cr. Misc. No.M-3494 of 2008 [2] MHC Bhinderpal Singh, Constable Rampal Singh and ASI Mohinder Singh remain to be examined. The case before the trial Court is now fixed for 6.6.2008. Learned counsel for the State has submitted that the Police official has been instructed to ensure that all four witnesses are present before the learned trial Court on the date fixed. Learned trial Court shall make every endeavour to record the statements of the witnesses as the petitioner is in custody since 20.1.2007. In the circumstances, the present petition is dismissed. May 30, 2008. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*