JUDGMENT :

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J.

1. The petitioner is seeking the concession of bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. in case FIR No. 20 dated 02.02.2021 under Sections 21-C, 25, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 registered at Police Station STF, District SAS Nagar (Mohali).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has reiterated that despite charges having been framed more than two years back on 12.08.2021, not even a single prosecution witness out of the 21 prosecution witnesses cited have been examined till date. Learned counsel has further submitted that it is also a matter of record that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents and is not even involved in any other criminal case much less under the NDPS Act. Learned counsel has yet again reiterated his submissions made on the last date of hearing that the trial has failed to make any progress and the delay had been only for reasons attributable to the prosecution and prosecution alone. Learned counsel has thus, vehemently urged that the petitioner cannot not be made to languish in judicial custody for no fault of his. In support, learned counsel has placed reliance upon the judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court