(1.) This order shall dispose of Criminal Revision No.54 of 2015 & CRM-M No.6530 of 2015 as the point in issue raised in both the cases is whether the petitioners are entitled to statutory bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 36-A(4) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
(2.) Before we dwell upon the legal issue, a brief reference to the relevant facts of both the cases may be made. CRR-54-2015 (Varinder Singh Sandhu vs. State of Punjab)
(3.) The petitioner is a co-proprietor in M/s Mefro Organic Ltd. a pharmaceutical industry, set up in the Industrial Area at Tahliwala, District Una (HP). He is stated to be a Non-Resident Indian.