IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2007 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1208 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRMP.64/2004 of SPL. COURT (NDPS ACT CASES), VADAKARA .................... PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED --------------------------------------- RAMESH T.V., S/O.T.V.GOVINDAN, PANKAJA NIVAS, PALLICHAL, CHERUKUNNU, KANNUR DT. BY ADV. SRI.P.NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- NARCOIC CONTROL BUREAU, TRIVANDRUM, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.P.UDAYABHANU (SPL.P.P) THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bail Application No. 1208 of 2007 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated, this the 14th day of March 2007 ORDER Petitioner who is the 2nd accused in O.R. No. 3/2006 of the Narcotic Control Bureau, Thiruvananthapuram for offences punishable under Sections 21 C, 27 A, 28 and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act, 1984 seeks his enlargement on bail. He was arrested on 28-2-2006. On 18-8- 2006, the first accused was arrested with 750 grams of Diacetylmorphine ((Heroin) . He, on interrogation, confessed that it was the petitioner who was financing for the narcotic drug. Petitioner is stated to be a regular pedlar of narcotic drug. 2. Sri. C.P. Udayabhanu, the learned Special Public Prosecutor for Narcotic Control Bureau opposed the application. 3. I am not satisfied that the grounds enumerated under Sec. 37 (1)(b)(ii) of the N.D.P.S. Act is attracted so as to release the petitioner of bail. As the petitioner has been in custody from 20-8- 2006 onwards, the Sessions Court where the Case is pending, shall give top priority to this case and by taking an earnest endeavour to dispose of the case expeditiously, at any rate, within six months of receipt of a copy of this order. In case, that court is not B.A. No. 1208 of 2007 -:2:- able to dispose of the case (SC 7/'07) within the aforesaid time frame, a report shall be forwarded to the Registry of this Court through proper channel explaining the reasons as to why the case could not be disposed of within the above time limit. This application is dismissed with the above direction. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.