In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M- 2540 of 2009 Date of Decision:April 16, 2009 Sewa Singh ---Petitioner versus State of Punjab ---Respondent Coram: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA *** Present: Mr. Karanjit Singh,Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG,Punjab *** SABINA, J. Sewa Singh-petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (herein after referred to as 'Cr.P.C.) seeking regular bail in FIR No. 44 dated 29.5.2006 under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short - “the Act”) registered at police Sation Harike, District Taran Taran. Petitioner along with his co-accused was arrested on 29.5.2006 and 140 Kgs of poppy husk was recovered from the possession of the petitioner and his co-accused. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody for the last 11 months and no prosecution witness has been examined so far. Crl. Misc. No. M- 2540 of 2009 -2- Learned State counsel has submitted that the petitioner escaped from the police custody on the day he was arrested. Thereafter, petitioner was declared a proclaimed offender vide order dated 24.4.2007 but was arrested on 3.6.2008. Petitioner is also involved in another case FIR No. 80 dated 6.9.2003 under Section 15 of the Act registered at Police Station Barato. In the present case, petitioner has escaped from the police custody after arrest. He is also involved in another case registered under the NDPS Act. Accordingly, no ground for grant of bail is made out. Dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE April 16, 2009 PARAMJIT