CRM No. M 19660 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 19660 of 2010 Date of decision: 27.07.2010 Kartar Singh ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. Ashok Kumar Khunger, 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 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for release of the petitioner on bail in case FIR No.34 dated 22.04.2010 under Sections 15, 29, 61, 85 of NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Bilga, District Jalandhar. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is neither the owner of the vehicle which was intercepted by the Police at the time of occurrence nor he was driving the same and nor he was arrested from the spot. CRM No. M 19660 of 2010 2 On the other hand, learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Sarabjit Singh, states that the recovery, in the present case, is 790 kgs. of poppy husk which was being carried in Eicher Canter bearing registration No. HR 37-B-2609. The aforesaid vehicle was being escorted by Esteem car in which Balbir Singh, his nephew Jindi and Raju were travelling in. The said Balbir Singh was arrested along with Mangat on the spot. Balbir Singh is the real brother of the present petitioner. Balbir Singh disclosed that the present petitioner - Kartar Singh was sitting in the aforesaid Canter and has fled away. No ground. Dismissed. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 27.07.2010 mohan