( 1 ) RULE. Service of Rule is waived by ld. APP Mr. N. D. Gohil for Respondent No. 1 State and ld. Spl. P. P. Mr. D. N. Patel for Respondent No. 2 Director of Revenue Intelligence (DRI for short) in both these applications.

( 2 ) BOTH these Cri. Misc. Applications are preferred under sec. 439 of Crpc praying bail by the petitioners-accused of Sessions Case No. 162/94 pending in the Court of ld. Additional City Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad. Since in both the applications similar points are involved, they are heard and disposed of by this common order.

( 3 ) THE petitioners of both these application i. e. Cri. Misc. Application No. 6523/2000 and 1722/2001 are facing trial of the offences punishable under sections 22 and 24 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 read with section 120b of IPC and section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985. (hereinafter referred to as the "ndps Act" ). Both these petitioners had prayed earlier for bail pending trial on more than one occasions before this Court and before the Sessions Court. Sessions Case No. 162/94 pending in the Court of ld. Addl. City Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad, is a commenced