Bakhshish Kaur, J. - Lakhwinder Singh alias Dogar was apprehended for the possession of nine bags of poppy husk, out of which eight bags were found to contain 35 kgs of poppy husk each, whereas 9th bag contained 17 kgs of poppy husk. Therefore, by way of filing this petition, the petitioner seeks bail.

2. On March 25, 1999, Inspector Devinder Singh along with other police officials was patrolling the area and checking the suspected persons on the link road of Dhanstha to village Asmanpur. On reaching the canal minor bridge of village Asmanpur towards village Jorhi Sahib, Lakhwinder Singh alias Dogar was spotted sitting on the gunny bags. On seeing the police party, he tried to slip away, but he was apprehended. The Inspector informed him that it was suspected that some incriminating article was contained in the gunny bags. These are required to be searched. In case he so desires, the search can be searched (conducted ?) in the presence of a gazetted Officer. The petitioner opted that it may be conducted by a gazetted Officer. Consequently, his consent-memo was prepared and the gazetted offer i.e. D.S.P. of Circle Samana reached the spot. An independent witness, namely Pala