JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioner through the medium of present petition has sought setting aside of order dated 18.10.2011, passed by the court of learned Principal Sessions Judge, Jammu, whereby the court has directed framing of charges against the petitioner herein and the private respondents under Sections 8/21/29/60 NDPS Act and consequently framed formal charges against them, on the ground that the so called statement recorded by the petitioner before the respondent No. 1 in terms of Section 67 NDPS Act does not disclose any offence against the petitioner. In fact there was no material which could prompt the trial court to frame charges against the petitioner. As the present petition has been filed by one of the accused in the case, namely, Munish Khosla, the order passed in the present petition shall govern the said petitioner and any observation or finding herein shall confine to the present petition and not to have any effect on the merits of the case pending before the trial court. It is submitted during the course of arguments that the respondent No. 3, Vishal Gupta, has since expired.

2. Heard Mr. P.N. Raina, learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Suneel Malhotra, l