JUDGMENT

Vikas Bahl, J. (Oral). - This is a first petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in FIR No.239 dated 15.11.2017, registered under Sections 15/25/29/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, at Police Station Bagha Purana, District Moga.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in the present case, the petitioner has been in custody since 31.07.2019 and there are total 15 prosecution witnesses, out of which, nine are yet to be examined and thus, the trial is likely to take time. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that secret information was received, in which, the petitioner along with five other persons had been named, but the petitioner was not apprehended at the spot nor any recovery has been effected from him. It is also submitted that even the alleged recovery has been effected from a truck, which was being driven by one Harjit Singh and as per the secret information, the petitioner was not in the said truck and was allegedly in a Scorpio car. It is argued that co-accused Harjit Singh had implicated the present petitioner in the case, but even after the arrest of the petitioner, no recovery has b