JUDGMENT

Jasjit Singh Bedi, J. (Oral). - The present revision petition has been directed against the order dated 04.03.2022 passed by the Judge, Special Court, Ambala, vide which the bail application filed by the petitioner under Section 36-A of the NDPS Act read with Section 167(2) Cr.P.C., seeking default bail was dismissed.

2. Briefly, FIR No.225 dated 28.08.2021 under Section 15 of the NDPS Act with Police Station Mullana, District Ambala, came to be registered in pursuance to the recovery of 17 kilos of poppy straw alongwith 54 kilos 700 grams of poppy husk from the petitioner and his co-accused.

3. The petitioner was arrested on 28.08.2021 and the report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C. without the FSL report was submitted on 14.10.2021. 180 days lapsed on 28.02.2022. An application was moved under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. on 02.03.2022 which came to be dismissed on 04.03.2022 (the impugned order).

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the Trial Court has wrongly dismissed the application filed by the petitioner under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. read with Section 36-A of the NDPS Act for default bail without assigning any cogent reason and despite knowing the fa