Crl. Misc. No. M-32482 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-32482 of 2011 Date of Decision : October 31, 2011 Salwinder Singh @ Chili .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Accused Salwinder Singh @ Chili has filed this petition for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.167 dated 23.09.2009, under Section 15 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short – the Act), registered at Police Station Sidhwan Bet, District Ludhiana. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, secret information was received that the petitioner was going on motorcycle with two bags of poppy husk. The motorcyclist turned back on seeing the police party. Two Crl. Misc. No. M-32482 of 2011 2 bags of poppy husk fell from the motorcycle, but the motorcyclist i.e. the petitioner-accused managed to escape. There was 60 kilograms of poppy husk in the two bags. Counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that the petitioner was allegedly identified by the secret informer, whose name was not mentioned in the FIR. I have carefully considered the contention. The FIR is dated 23.09.2009. Petitioner's anticipatory bail petition was dismissed by Special Court vide order dated 06.05.2010, as submitted by counsel for the petitioner himself. However, in spite thereof, the petitioner did not submit to the process of law and was declared Proclaimed Offender. Ultimately, he was arrested on 07.04.2011. Keeping in view this conduct of the petitioner, he does not deserve the concession of bail because he is likely to abscond again, if released on bail. In addition to the aforesaid, since commercial quantity of contraband poppy husk was allegedly recovered from the petitioner, he is not entitled to bail on this ground as well, keeping in view the provisions of Section 37 of the Act. Dismissed, without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case. October 31, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE