1. In all these 3 petitions filed under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 since the petitioners are seeking the relief of bail in connection with case in Crime No.242 of 2011 of Manipal Police Station registered for the offences punishable under Section 8 and 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, “the NDPS Act”), they were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. The petitioner in Cri.P.Nos.1223 and 1224 of 2012 is one and the same. He has been arrayed as accused 2. The petitioner in Crl.P.No.1627 of 2012 has been arrayed as accused 1. These petitioners along with others are accused of having possessed brown sugar weighing about 1 kg. valued at Rs.1,65,00,000/-.

3. According to the case of the prosecution, at about 8.15 p.m. on 4-11-2011, P.M. Diwakar, Police Sub-Inspector of Coastal Police Station, Malpe received a credible information about few persons selling and buying brown sugar near Paradise Resort situated close to Malpe Beach; immediately, he secured the presence of panchas, apprised than about the information received, thereafter along with panchas and the staff, proceeded to