JUDGMENT

Vikas Bahl, J. (Oral) - This order shall dispose of two criminal revision petitions filed by the same petitioner Gurmej Singh. In the first Criminal Revision No.1357-2022 challenge is to the order dated 18.06.2022, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kurukshetra, vide which, the application dated 15.06.2022 (Annexure P-2) filed by the public prosecutor under Section 36A(4) of the NDPS Act, for extension of time for filing the final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. has been allowed and in the second Criminal Revision No.1356-2022 challenge is to the order dated 22.06.2022 (Annexure P-4), vide which, the Special Court, Kurukshetra has dismissed the application filed by the petitioner under Section 167(2) read with Section 173(5) of the Cr.P.C. for 'default bail'. With the consent of the parties, CRR-1357-2022 is being taken up as the lead case.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in the present case, the petitioner was arrested on 21.12.2021 and was produced before the Court on 22.12.2021 and the public prosecutor, on 15.06.2022, had moved an application under Section 36A(4) of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'the NDP