IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc M –23517 of 2010 Date of decision: 25.10.2010 Gurdip Singh @ Bagga …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent Present: Mr DR Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr VPS Sidhu, AAG Punjab. S.S.SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him for the offence under Section 15 of the NDPS Act. The petitioner was not arrested at the spot. He is stated to have run away on the Canter vehicle which was signaled to stop. He has not been arrested for the last 3 years. He has not been declared a PO in the case. During the trial of the case, 12 PWs have been cited and only one has been examined till date. The petitioner is not stated to be earlier involved in any case. He was granted interim bail by this Court vide order dated 6.9.2010 to join the investigation. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from SI Kulwant Singh of PS Sadar Rampura, submits that the petitioner has joined the investigation and his custody is not required for the purposes of investigation. Cr Misc M- 23517 of 2010 2 In the circumstances, the interim bail granted on 6.9.2010 is made absolute. This petition stands disposed of. 25.10.2010 ( S.S.SARON ) ASR Judge