NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU Vs. DILIP PRALHAD NAMADE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Grant of bail to the respondent by a learned single Judge of Bombay High Court is questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (in short the "NCB"). The respondent is facing trial for alleged commission of offences punishable under Section 29 read with Sections 8(c), 22, 28 and 30 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short the 'NDPS Act'). The allegations against the respondent Dilip Pralhad Namade (hereinafter referred to as 'the accused') were that he was involved in the manufacturing of mandrax tablets and he is the person who has supplied the technical know-how of preparation for the tablets.

(3.) A bail application was filed by the respondent-accused, which was rejected on 27-8-2001 by the Special Judge. Subsequently an application was filed on 21-6-2002 before the Special Judge for direction to the prosecuting agency to supply copies of certain documents purported to have been recovered from his house. The Special Judge directed the prosecution to furnish the copies.