IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-19353 of 2010 Date of decision: March 08, 2011. Mangat Ram ...Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri Amandeep Singh Cheema, Advocate for Shri Madan Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Shri T.S. Salana, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): Present petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of regular bail in case FIR No.54 dated 16.4.2010 registered at Police Station Sadar, Distt. Mansa, under Sections 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Case of the prosecution is that 52 kilograms and 200 grams of poppy husk was recovered from the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance upon Darshan Singh alias Darshi v. State of Punjab, 2004(4) RCR (Crl.) 505 to contend that if the weight of the gunny bag is taken into consideration, the poppy husk recovered shall be considered non- commercial quantity. Counsel for the State, on instructions from HC Kewal Singh, P.S. Sadar Mansa, has submitted that the petitioner is facing trial in another two cases relating to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. He has further submitted that out of seven witnesses, three have been examined and the next date before the trial court is 18.3.2011 for recording of remaining evidence. In view of the facts divulged by the Counsel for the State, no ground is made out for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner. Dismissed. However, the trial court is directed to conclude the trial within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] March 08, 2011. Judge kadyan