IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-25057 of 2009 Date of decision : November 09, 2009 Jagsir Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. M.S. Rakkar, Senior Advocate with Mr. P.S. Baath, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Jagsir Singh has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 114 dated 31.8.2008 under sections 15 of the NDPS Act, Police Station Raikot, District Ludhiana (Rural). I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, 250 kgs of poppy husk contained in 10 bags was recovered from the petitioner and his co-accused. The quantity of contraband substance recovered is commercial quantity and therefore, the petitioner is not entitled to bail in view of section 37 of the NDPS Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that Chemical Examiner has not given percentage of meconic acid, morphine and other Criminal Misc. No. M-25057 of 2009 -2- alkaloids in the samples of poppy husk. However, this is not required because in the case of poppy husk, no neutral substance is mixed. The percentage of contents is required in the case of heroin, smack etc. because quantity thereof can be increased by adding some neutral substance. In view of the aforesaid but without commenting anything on merits, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of bail. Dismissed. Since the petitioner is in custody for more than a year and not even a single prosecution witness has been examined, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and prosecution is also directed to expedite its evidence. ( L.N. Mittal ) November 09, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'