Crl. Misc. No. M – 34801 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M – 34801 of 2009 Date of decision:- 6.1.2010 Surjit Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. H.S.Rakhra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) The petitioner Surjit Singh alias Roda S/o Teja Singh, has come up with the present petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No. 338, dated 12.7.2009 registered under Section 15 of the NDPS Act 1985 in Police Station Sadar Patiala. The FIR was registered on the basis of secret information that the petitioner indulges in the selling of poppy-husk. As per the disclosure made by the State counsel a raid was conducted at the house of the petitioner and 18 Kgs of Poppy straw was recovered. It has also been contended by him that the petitioner escaped from his house when the raid was conducted and that he was identified by ASI Baldev Singh, who already new the petitioner. It will be decided at the time of trial whether the house search was conducted as per rules. Keeping in view that the quantity involved is non-commercial, the petition is accepted. In the case of arrest of the petitioner, he shall be Crl. Misc. No. M – 34801 of 2009 2 released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer subject to the following conditions:- i) he shall make himself available before the Investigating Officer as and when required; ii)he shall not offer any promise, threat or inducement to any of the person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing the same to the Court or the investigating office; and iii)he shall not leave the limits of this country without prior permission of the Court. January 6, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge