Manjit Singh v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM M-42150 of 2017 Date of decision : 26.02.2018 Manjit Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA

Present:

Mr. Amit Jindal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. C.L. Pawar, Sr. DAG Punjab.

RAJAN GUPTA J.

Petitioner seeks concession of regular bail in a case registered against him under section 22/61/85 of the NDPS Act vide FIR No. 135 dated 07.06.2017 at police station Sadar Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. Thus, he deserves the concession of bail. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail. He submits that prosecution shall endeavor to lead its evidence as expeditiously as possible.

Admittedly, quantity of contraband recovered from the petitioner is stated to be commercial in nature. 70 injection of Rexogesic (2ml each) were found which comes to 140 grams. Same is a commercial quantity. Thus, section 37 of the Act would be applicable. Dismissed. February 26, 2018 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No Ajay Kumar 2018.02.26 16:03 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document