Crl. Misc. No. M-27297 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-27297 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 16, 2010 Mohinder Singh ........Petitioner Versus State of Haryana .......Respondent ******* CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Satyavir Singh Yadav, DAG, Haryana. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.22 dated 21.3.2010, under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Dhand, District Kaithal. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the truck belonging to the petitioner was recovered in an accidental condition. From the said truck 18 bags of poppy husk were allegedly recovered. The petitioner had given the truck to Pala Singh on 11.2.2010. Pala Singh was to pay Rs.10,000/- per month to the petitioner. In this regard, Pala Singh had executed an affidavit (Annexure P-1). The petitioner is in custody since 25.4.2010. At the relevant time, the truck in question was not in possession of the petitioner. The said Pala Singh is in custody. Crl. Misc. No. M-27297 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. On a query put up by this Court, the learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Shiv Charan, has submitted that the petitioner is not involved in any other criminal case. Keeping in view the fact that at the relevant time petitioner was not in possession of the truck as he had given the truck to Pala Singh on 11.2.2010 and the said Pala Singh was to pay Rs.10,000/- per month to the petitioner and the said Pala Singh is in custody, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. Whether the petitioner is guilty of the alleged offence or not would more appropriately be gone into and considered during trial. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. Petitioner be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Kathal. (SABINA) November 16, 2010 JUDGE Anand