Criminal Misc. No. M-25993 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-25993 of 2009 Date of decision: September 16, 2009 Pappu Prajapat -Petitioner Versus State of Punjab -Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. RK Trikha, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 20,61,85 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ( in short the 'Act') at police station model Town Hoshiarpur vide FIR No. 57 dated 29-03-2009. Learned counsel has argued that the petitioner has been in custody since 29-03-2009 and is not involved in any other case under the Act. Counsel has, therefore, submitted that the petitioner deserves the concession of bail pending trial. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The allegation in the FIR is that on 29-03-2009, police received a secret information that the petitioner was doing the illegal business of selling ganja. It was further informed that the petitioner had gone to purchase ganja and if apprehended while returning, contraband could be recovered. Acting on the said information, the police laid a trap and found the petitioner in possession of ganja. On weighing it was found Criminal Misc. No. M-25993 of 2009 2 to be 13 Kgs. Keeping in view of the fact that the recovery allegedly effected from the petitioner is of commercial quantity of contraband, he is not entitled to the concession of bail. The contention of the learned counsel that the petitioner is not involved in any other case under the Act and is in custody since 29-03-2009 and thus deserves to be enlarged on bail, is devoid of force. I, therefore, find no merit in this petition. The same is hereby dismissed. [Rajan Gupta] Judge September 16, 2009. 'ask'