Judgment

Mrs. Manjari Nehru Kaul, J. :-This order shall dispose of the above-mentioned petitions as they arise out of same FIR i.e. FIR No.168 dated 05.03.2023 registered under Section 21 (C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, 17, 17(a), 17(b), 18 A, 18 (a) (i), 18 (c), 27(b) (ii), 27 (c), 28 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 of the IPC at Police Station Camp Palwal.

2. Prayer in CRR No.2487 of 2023 is for setting aside the order dated 03.10.2023 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Palwal, whereby application filed by the petitioner for releasing him on default bail under Section 167 (2) of the Cr.P.C. in the above-mentioned FIR has been dismissed and prayer in CRR Nos.2502 and 2505 of 2023 is for setting aside the orders dated 27.09.2023 and 31.08.2023 respectively passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Palwal, whereby applications filed by the prosecution for extension of time to submit challan/final report were allowed.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was arrested on 07.03.2023 in the FIR in question annexed as Annexure P-1 and thus, the statutory period of 180 days