IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No. M-34675/2010(O&M) Date of decision:1.12.2010. Mahender ....................Petitioner v. State of Haryana .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.Jagjit Gill,Advocate for the petitioner. Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Prayer under Section 439 Cr.PC is for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.22 dated 23.1.1997 under Sections15/61/85 of the NDPS Act, PS Siwani. As per case of the prosecution the petitioner alongwith his co-accused Nathu Ram was found to be carrying 41 bags of poppy husk each containing 40 kilograms of poppy husk. It is apparent that the petitioner was declared a Proclaimed Offender in March 1998 and he has surrendered before the Illaqa Magistrate on 31.7.2010 after his co-accused had been acquitted vide judgement dated 24.4.2005. It is further apparent that the challan in the present case against the petitioner has been now presented after his surrender. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has remained a Proclaimed Offender for 12 years, no case for grant of regular bail is made out. Dismissed. 1.12.2010 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge