JUDGMENT :

S.K. PANIGRAHI, J.

1. In view of extraordinary situation arose out of COVID-19 lockdown, the matter is taken up through video conferencing. This is an application for interim bail. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. The petitioner is an accused in 2(a) CC Case No. 24 of 2019(N) arising out of P.R. Case No. 123 of 2019-20 pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Berhampur, Ganjam registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s wife is suffering from some severe gynecological complexities along with cardio-vascular and hematological problems. She requires specialized treatment at M.K.C.G. Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Ganjam. As she is living alone, the presence of the petitioner is necessary for attending her health care related need. It is stated that the petitioner is a permanent resident of Murshidabad district of West Bengal and his wife was earlier undergoing treatment there. However, she has shifted to Berhampur recently and she is residing in a rented house at Nehru Nagar, 8th Lane, P.