Crl.M.No.4075-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.4075-M of 2010 Date of Order: 22.9.2010 Ranjit Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. B.S. Kathuria, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 439 Cr.P.C is for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.209 dated 13.10.2009 under Sections 15/61/85 of the NDPS Act, P.S Model Town, Ludhiana. As per allegations, petitioner was found to be in possession of 20 kg of poppy husk. Learned counsel submits that the alleged recovery was not effected from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He submits that at the time of weighment, weight of the gunny bag was also included whereas the recovered contraband falls under non-commercial quantity. Reply by way of affidavit of SI Amandeep Singh, P.S Dugri, District Ludhiana has been filed in court, which is taken on record. Learned state counsel, on instructions from SI Manjit Singh, states that the petitioner is not required in any other case. He submits that out of eleven, three prosecution witnesses have been examined. Crl.M.No.4075-M of 2010 #2# Without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, keeping in view prima facie non-commercial quantity of the contraband and that the petitioner is in custody since 13.10.2009 and further that the trial is not likely to conclude in near future, I find no valid ground to keep the petitioner in custody any longer. Accordingly, petition is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana. Petition stands disposed of. September 22, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE