ORDER :

(Prayer : To enlarge the petitioner/Accused on interim Bail in Crime No.264/2023 on the file of the respondent police.)

The Court made the following Order :-

Heard both sides.

2. The petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 13.06.2023 for the offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 29(1) and 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 in Crime No.264 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police.

3. The petitioner's father passed away on 10.02.2024. The petitioner wanting to participate in the funeral rites seeks interim bail.

4. Considering the urgency of the situation, the Hon'ble Administrative Judge had directed me to hold special sitting and dispose of this petition.

5. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner relies on the order dated 04.02.2024 made in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.1793 of 2024 and submits that in similar situation, interim bail was granted. I am not persuaded by the said submission.

6. As rightly pointed out by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent, the Court while granting bail in cases involving commercial quantity will have to bear in mind the parameters laid down under Section 37 of