Judgment:
CRM No.M-21604 of 2014 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH248CRM No.M-21604 of 2014 Date of Decision:08.07.2014 Gurpreet Singh @ Gora .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR.
Present: Mr.Jashandeep Singh Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner.
Mr.Raj Preet Singh Sidhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent-State.
**** MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR , J.(oral) Petitioner-Gurpreet Singh @ Gora son of Sarotam Singh, has directed the instant petition for the grant of regular bail, in a case registered against him along with his other co-accused Harpreet Singh @ Billa son of Mohinder Singh, vide FIR No.165 dated 27.11.2013, for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 15 of The Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985(hereinafter to be referred as “the NDPS Act”.).by the police of Police Station Nathana, District Bathinda.
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Notice of the petition was issued to the State.
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After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, going through the record with their valuable help and after deep consideration of the entire matter, to my mind, the present petition for regular bail deserves to be accepted in this context.
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Precisely, the prosecution claimed that on 27.11.2013, two Rani Seema 2014.07.08 17:57 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court Chandigarh CRM No.M-21604 of 2014 2 gunny bags, each containing 30 kgs.
of poppy husk, were recovered from the possession of the petitioner and his other co-accused Harpreet Singh @ Billa.
Since, only 60 kgs.
of poppy husk including the weight of two gunny bags was recovered from the possession of the petitioner and his other co-accused, so to me, he is entitled to the concession of regular bail in the obtaining circumstances of the case.
Moreover, the petitioner was arrested on 27.11.2013.
Since then he is in judicial custody and no useful purpose would be served to further detain him in jail.
There is no history of his previous involvement in any other criminal case.
Since, even charges have not yet been framed against the accused, so, the final conclusion of trial will naturally take a long time.
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In the light of aforesaid reasons, taking into consideration the totality of facts and circumstances, emanating from the record, as discussed here-in-above and without commenting further anything on merits, lest it may prejudice the case of either side during the couRs.of trial, the instant petition for regular bail is hereby accepted.
The petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his filing a specific affidavit to the effect that he will not indulge in any such illegal activities in future and on his furnishing adequate bail bonds and surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court.
Needless to mention that, nothing observed here-in-above, would reflect, in any manner, on merits in the trial of the case, as the same has been so recorded for a limited purpose of deciding the present petition for regular bail.
July 08, 2014 (MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR) seema JUDGE Rani Seema 2014.07.08 17:57 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court Chandigarh