Calcutta High CourtCRR/159/2022disposed

Preetam Saha @ Pritam Saha v. State Of West Bengal

2022-01-27Hon'Ble Justice Jay Sengupta2 pages

27.01.2022 SB Ct. No. 39 CRR 159 of 2022 (via video conference) In Re : Preetam Saha @ Pritam Saha Mr. R. Chakraborty Mr. Sandip Chakraborty ... for the petitioner Mr. Imran Ali Mr. Debjani Sahu ....For the State This is an application seeking stay of warrant of arrest issued against the petitioner in a case under Sections 21, 27 and 29 of the NDPS Act. Mr. Imran Ali with Ms. Debjani Sahu, learned counsels, who ordinarily appear on behalf of the State are requested to appear in this matter. Their engagement may be regularised by the competent authority of the State in due course. The petitioner is directed to serve a copy of the revisional application upon them.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, submits as follows. The petitioner is an accused in this case. He is a mechanical engineer working at the D.V.C., Purulia. The petitioner was granted bail by this Court on 26.11.2018 in C.R.M.15584 of 2014. After that the petitioner has regularly appeared before the learned Trial Court till 2021. Due to miscommunication between him and his learned advocate, he could not be present in Court on 24.02.2021. The learned advocate filed an application for an adjournment, but was not present at the time of call. Accordingly, warrant of arrest was issued.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that the petitioner may be directed to surrender before the learned Trial Court at the earliest.

I have heard the learned counsels for the petitioner and the State and have perused the revision petition.

It appears that for a day's absence before the learned Trial Court, warrant of arrest was issued against the petitioner. Let the petitioner surrender before the learned Trial Court within three weeks from this date. The warrant of arrest issued against the petitioner shall remain stayed for a period of three weeks from this date. In the event, the petitioner surrenders before the learned Trial Court within such time, his application for bail shall be considered in accordance with law.

With these observations, the revisional application is disposed of. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)