JUDGMENT

Vinod S. Bhardwaj. J. - Two petitions viz. Criminal Revision No. 822 of 2021 titled as " Sunil Kumar @ Sonu versus State of Punjab " and Criminal Miscellaneous No.37497 of 2021 titled as "Varinder Kumar versus State of Punjab" are being decided by a common order.

2. The parties agree that the dispute in question can be decided through one single order as both the petitions arise from the same FIR. While Criminal Revision No. 822 raises a challenge to the order dated 24.03.2021 passed by the Judge, Special Court, Bathinda on an application submitted by the petitioner under Section 227 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "the Cr.P.C".) seeking discharge in case FIR No. 69 dated 12.08.2019 registered at Police Station Thermal, Bathinda under Sections 22 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred as the "NDPS Act"), the criminal miscellaneous No. 37497 of 2021 has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of the FIR No. 0069 dated 12.08.2019 along with all consequential proceedings.

FACTS OF CRIMINAL REVISION No. 822 of 2021

3. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the FIR in question was registe