S. BARMAN ROY, J.

( 1 ) BOTH these matters are being disposed of by this common judgment as they arise out of the same case between the same parties.

( 2 ) BY the application being C. R. R. 2582/97 u/s. 482, Cr. P. C. petitioner has prayed for quashing the cognizance taken by the Ld. Special Judge, 24-Parganas (South) in Special Case No. 6 (5) 97 u/ss. 21/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrophic Substances Act.

( 3 ) BY C. R. A. N. 1015/97 u/s. 482, Cr. P. C. , petitioner being the State of West Bengal has prayed for review of the order dated 8-8-97 passed by another Division Bench of this Court by which accused/o. P. was granted bail pending trial of the aforesaid case. This application has been filed by the State pursuant to some directions issued by the Apex Court by order dated 13-11-97 in S. L. P. (Cri) No. 3356/97.

( 4 ) FOR better appreciation of the issues involved, brief narration of some facts of the case is considered necessary.

( 5 ) ACTING upon a secret information, on 24-1-97 police intercepted accused/petitioner and two others and upon search recovered two packets containing about 2 kgs. herein from the petitioner and another packet containing about 400 gms. o

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