D. Murugesan, J.

The petitioner has approached this Court seeking for grant of bail in C.C.No.261 of 2008 on the file of the Special District and Sessions Judge EC and NDPS Act Cases, Madurai.

2. A case was registered against the petitioner for the alleged offence under Sections 8 (c) r/w. 20 (b) (ii) (C) and Section 25 of Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substance Act. He was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 18/10/2007. In support of the petition, the petitioner had argued before the learned Single Judge that he is in judicial custody for a period of 283 days and co-accused No.3 was released on bail in Criminal Original Petition No.4341 of 2008 dated 18/6/2008. By order dated 13/8/2008, the learned Single Judge ordered as follows:-

"2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is one of the accused in this case and the allegation is that the Inspector of Police while conducting a raid along with his party on information, searched over the Auto and found two bags of 35 Kg of Ganja in each and three persons, who were in the Auto were arrested. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that among three persons one accused