IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-1269 of 2011 Date of decision: February 16, 2011. Piaro Kaur & Anr. ...Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri Amandeep Singh Cheema, Advocate, for the petitioner. Shri Gazi Mohammad, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): 50 kilograms and 100 grams of poppy husk has been recovered from the petitioners. The petitioners are ladies. Counsel for the petitioners has relied upon Darshan Singh alias Darshi v. State of Punjab, 2004(4) RCR (Crl.) 505 to contend that if the weight of gunny bags is taken into consideration, then the quantity recovered will be non-commercial. In the present case only 100 grams was more than the commercial quantity prescribed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Further reliance has been placed upon Sikander Singh v. State of Punjab, 2005(2) RCR (Crl.) 810 wherein a similar view was reiterated. Since there is a recovery of 100 grams more than the prescribed commercial quantity and the weight of gunny bag has not been taken separately, the petitioners can be saved from the rigors of Section 37 of the Act. It is stated that the petitioners are in custody since 12.11.2010. Trial will take a long time to conclude. Hence, further detention of the petitioners is not warranted. They are ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mansa. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] February 16, 2011. Judge kadyan