High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/37601/2015allowed

Shamsher Singh @ Sheri v. State Of Punjab

2015-12-24Mr. Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRM No.M-37601 of 2015 Date of Decision: December 24, 2015 Shamsher Singh @ Sheri

...Petitioner

VERSUS

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJIT SINGH

Present:

Mr.A.S.Cheema, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms.Simsi Dhir Malhotra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State.

**** INDERJIT SINGH, J.

Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.26 dated 06.04.2015 under Section 22 of the NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Bareta, District Mansa.

Notice of motion was issued and learned State counsel appeared and contested the petition.

Police record is also available.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned State counsel and have gone through the record. At the time of arguments, it has been brought to the notice of this Court that 200 intoxicant tablets of Alprazolam are alleged to VINEET GULATI 2015.12.24 17:01 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CRM No.M-37601 of 2015 -2have been recovered from the petitioner. It is admitted at the time of arguments that the recovery from the petitioner falls under noncommercial quantity. The present petitioner is in custody since 06.04.2015. He is not required for any investigation or interrogation purposes. The trial of the case will take long time. No useful purpose will be served by keeping the petitioner in custody till the final disposal of the case. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case, without discussing the facts in minute detail and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail subject to his furnishing personal bonds in the sum of `30,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate.

December 24, 2015 (INDERJIT SINGH) Vgulati JUDGE VINEET GULATI 2015.12.24 17:01 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh