Full Judgment
Criminal Misc.No.M-21007 of 2013 {1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No.M-21007 of 2013 Date of Decision: 04th October, 2013 Sucha Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE NARESH KUMAR SANGHI Present: Mr.Narinder Kumar Vadehra, Advocate, for the petitioner.
Mr.K.S.Pannu, DAG, Punjab.
*** Naresh Kumar Sanghi, J.
Prayer in this petition is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, Sucha Singh, who has been booked for having committed the offences punishable under Sections 21 and 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, in a case arising out of FIR No.275, dated 07.12.2012, registered at Police Station, City, Batala.
Learned counsel contends that even if all the constituents of the capsules and other material alleged to have been recovered from the petitioner are taken at their face value then also, the same would attract the provisions of non-commercial quantity only.
Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Balwinder Singh, Polilce Station, City, Batala, very fairly concedes that the contraband alleged to have been recovered from the petitioner attracts the provisions of non-commercial quantity only.
He further Sharma Seema 2013.10.04 15:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh Criminal Misc.No.M-21007 of 2013 {2} concedes that the petitioner is neither required nor involved in any other case.
Heard.
The petitioner is behind the bars from 07.12.2012.
The contraband alleged to have been recovered from the petitioner attracts the provisions of non-commercial quantity, therefore, the present petition is allowed.
Petitioner-Sucha Singh, s/o Mangal Singh, r/o village Gadhrian, Tehsil and District Gurdaspur, is ordered to be released on bail during pendency of the trial of the present case subject to his furnishing bail bond to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Gurdaspur.
October 04, 2013 (Naresh Kumar Sanghi) Seema Judge