Successive bail petition requires changed circumstances; absent new grounds after merits decision, reconsideration is not entertained.

A successive regular bail petition under Section 439 CrPC in an NDPS prosecution will not be entertained where an earlier bail plea has already been decided on merits and no changed circumstances are shown. On the facts stated, the prior detailed order covered the matter, the record disclosed no new ground for reconsideration, and the renewed request was rejected as not made out.

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Issues: Whether a successive petition for regular bail could be entertained in the absence of any changed circumstances after an earlier bail petition had already been decided on merits.

Analysis: The petitioner sought regular bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in an NDPS case involving Sections 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The earlier bail petition had already been decided on merits by a detailed order, and the record disclosed no change in circumstances to justify reconsideration.

Conclusion: The successive bail petition was not made out and was dismissed.

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