Nuhunabi Sk And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

06.02.2026 Court No.35.

D/L.24.

Rakib (Allowed) CRM (NDPS) 178 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Beldanga Police Station case no. 0280 of 2025 dated 04.05.2025 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c)/29 of the of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

And In the matter of : Nuhunabi Sk & Anr.

......Petitioners.

Ms. Arushi Rathore ......for the Petitioners.

Mr. Ranabir Roy Chowdhury, Ld. Sr. Govt. Adv, Mr. Nirupam Dhali ......for the State.

The subject matter of the case relates to recovery of 30.440 kgs of ganja from the joint possession of both the petitioners. Learned advocate for the petitioners submits that earlier prayer of both the petitioners was rejected on 17.12.2025. Petitioners are in custody for nine months. In the meantime after framing of charge evidence commenced and both the seizure list witnesses deposed that they knew nothing about the facts and circumstances of the case.

Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail. Having considered the present set of circumstances, I am of the view that partially the rigor of Section 37 of NDPS Act is diluted. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioners is allowed. As such, petitioner namely, Nuhunabi Sk and Kodbanu Bibi @ Bewa shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.

20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) each, with two sureties of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under NDPS Act cum learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, 5th Court, Murshidabad at Berhampore.

If on bail, the petitioners shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned trial Court in seisin of the case and shall not leave the jurisdiction of district of Murshidabad without the prior permission of the learned Special Court. Accordingly, the prayer for bail in CRM (NDPS) 178 of 2026 is thereby allowed.

All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)