Crl.Misc.No.M- 12778 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl.Misc.No.M- 12778 of 2011 Date of decision: 18.7.2011 Manjit Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Sandeep Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.G.C.Munjo, Addl.A.G. Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing the order dated 22.3.2011 (Annexure P-3) passed by the learned Special Judge, Gurdaspur in case FIR No.96 dated 25.5.2008 (Annexure P-1) under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act for short), registered at Police Station Civil Lines Batala District Gurdaspur. FIR No.96 dated 25.5.2008 was registered under Section Crl.Misc.No.M- 12778 of 2011 2 15 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Batala, Gurdaspur. Truck No.PB08-BA-9339 was taken in possession. The petitioner moved an application for release of the truck in question on superdari being owner of the truck. The said application was allowed by Special Judge, Gurdaspur vide order dated 8.8.2009 (Annexure P-2). However, on 22.3.2011, the petitioner failed to produce the truck in question. Consequently, the trial Court cancelled the order dated 8.8.2009 and ordered that the truck be impounded. The concerned Station House Officer was directed to produce the truck in question in the Court on the next date of hearing. Hence, the present petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was not informed about the date fixed before the trial Court and due to this reason, he could not produce the truck on the date of hearing before the trial Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to produce the truck during trial in future. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. The impugned order dated 22.3.2011, whereby the order dated 8.8.2009 passed by the Special Judge was cancelled and the truck was ordered to be impounded, is set aside. Consequently, the order dated 8.8.2009 stands revived. (SABINA) JUDGE July 18, 2010 anita