Crl. Misc No. M 19526 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 19526 of 2011 Date of decision : October 05, 2011 Vinod Rana @ Dinesh ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. J.S.Lalli, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Chandumajra, DAG Punjab *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) The petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in case FIR No.114, dated 10.12.2010, registered under Sections 21/61/85 of the NDPS Act, at Police Station Lambra, District Jalandhar. An affidavit of Sh. Hardial Singh Mann, SSP, Rural Jalandhar has been filed. It has been averred in the affidavit that one police official, namely, ASI Ram Singh is absconding in another FIR, which has been lodged against him and, therefore, there is no certainty as to when he can be examined. On the last date of hearing, counsel for the respondent accepted the factual assertion that even though the recovery shown is 360 grams of Crl. Misc No. M 19526 of 2011 ::2:: smack and the petitioner has now been in custody for more than seven months and no other case has ever been registered against him. In view of the aforesaid affidavit, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate, Jalandhar. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) October 05, 2011. JUDGE `kk'