JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioner herein has been arrested and is in custody in connection with Complaint No.1/2020 registered at the office of the Central Bureau of Narcotics (hereinafter referred to as CBN) at Chittorgarh for the offence under Section 8/22 of the NDPS Act. He has filed the instant application under Section 439 CrPC with a prayer to release him on bail.

2. At the outset, it may be stated that the petitioner is a medical professional, having qualification of M.D. (Psychiatry). Looking to the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner that he was suffering from ailments, this court vide order dated 31.03.2020 directed medical examination of the petitioner through a Government Medical Officer. In furtherance of this direction, the report of the petitioner’s medical examination was received. Finding that the petitioner was suffering from neurological ailments, to be specific, spinal chord issues, this court granted interim bail to the petitioner on medical grounds vide order dated 09.04.2020, which has been extended from time to time. While extending the interim bail of the