JUDGMENT

V. Narasingh, J. - Since all the three BLAPLs arise out of the same P.S. Case (Chandrapur P.S. Case No.17 of 2020) (T.R. No.05/2022 on the file of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Gunupur), they were heard together on the consent of the parties and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Heard Mr. S.D. Das, learned senior counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. K.K. Gaya, learned Addl. Standing Counsel.

3. The petitioner (Satendra Kumar) is an accused in connection with T.R. No.05 of 2020, pending in the file of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Gunupur, for alleged commission of offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C)/27-A/29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

4. Being aggrieved by the rejection of his application for bail U/s.439 Cr.P.C. by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Gunupur, by order dated 22.07.2022 in the aforementioned case, the present BLAPL has been filed.

5. The undisputed facts are that the petitioner along with his two other co-accused namely, Raju Mehetwa @ Mahato (BLAPL No.7985 of 2022) and Anil Kumar Pandit (BLAPL No.11197 of 2022) were taken into custody on 27.05.2020 for alleged commission of offences