The above petition has been filed seeking quashing of all further proceedings in C.C.No.102 of 2003 on the file of the Principal Special Judge for NDPS Act cases, Chennai.

2. Originally in C.C.No.2 of 2003, there were nine accused. The case of the respondent was that on receipt of vital information, the respondent Intelligence Officer attached to Narcotic Control Bureau allegedly recovered 15.350 kgs of heroin on 29. 2002 from the possession of A2 to A6. On 22. 2002 A7 was arrested. A1-Ranjith Singh Chauhan @ Mansingh and A5-S.Kugadas @ Das are said to have given statements before the NCB officer under Section 67 of the NDPS Act implicating the petitioner A9 and one Mayilvahanan-A8 in the said offence at Chennai. The petitioner and Mayilvahanan were lodged in Central prison, Bangalore in connection with another case under NDPS Act in the State of Karnataka. The respondent Investigating Officer approached the Special Court for NDPS Act, Bangalore seeking permission for interviewing the petitioner herein at Central Prison, Bangalore.

3. It is the contention of the prosecution that the said Mayilvahanan and the petitioner failed to furnish information to the Investigating Off