Rafikul Molla v. State Of West Bengal

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21-02-2025 (ct. no.29) debajyoti (rejected) CRM (NDPS) 128 of 2025 In re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure/483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with Swarupnagar Police Station Case No.19 of 2024 dated 15-01-2024 under Section 21(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

- A n d - In the matter of : Rafikul Molla .... Petitioner.

Mr. Kallol Kumar Basu, Mr. Md. Jannat ul Firdous ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Joydeep Biswas, Ms. Purnima Ghosh ... For the State.

Dictated by Arijit Banerjee, J.

1. The petitioner says that he is in custody for one year one month. Till now, only charge has been framed.

2. Learned State advocate, while opposing the prayer for bail, says that commercial quantity of Phensedyl syrup was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. April 03, 2025 is the next date fixed for recording evidence. The prosecution will make all efforts to conclude the trial on an early date.

3. In view of commercial quantity of Phensedyl syrup being recovered from the possession of the petitioner, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, at this stage.

4. The application for bail is, thus, dismissed.

5. However, considering the period of detention of the petitioner, we direct the learned trial Court to expedite the trial as much as possible and conclude the same on an early date without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties and, if necessary, by fixing frequent schedules for examination of witnesses.

6. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

7. Criminal Section is directed to supply certified copies of this order to the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all necessary formalities.

(Arijit Banerjee, J.) (Apurba Sinha Ray, J.)