Anup Sutradhar v. State Of West Bengal

05.03.2026

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Item No.33 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc.

Allowed C.R.M. (NDPS) 245 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, filed in connection with Farakka Police Station Case No. 291 of 2024 dated 09.08.2024 under Sections 21(c)/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

And In Re :

Anup Sutradhar ... Petitioner.

Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Mr. Avik Ghosh ... For the Petitioner.

Ms. Subhasree Patel, Ms. Srilekha Chattopadhyay ... For the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to be owner of Maruti Car from where there has been seizure of 34 kgs. of ganja . Earlier the prayer for bail of the present petitioner was rejected on 04.12.2025. Today learned advocate for the petitioner has submitted the evidence of PW-1 and PW-2 being the seizure list witnesses.

Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the quantum of recovery is of commercial quantity. It has also been submitted that the prosecution is putting in best of the efforts and as such within 11 months, two witnesses have already been examined.

I have taken into account the records of the case including the evidence of two of the witnesses and I find that so far as the seizure list witnesses are concerned, their evidence hardly at this stage is of any value to the prosecution. Having regard to the fact that other accused persons are on bail, in the present case, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed.

Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Anup Sutradhar shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-, with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under the NDPS Act-cum-Additional Sessions Judge, 5th Court, Berhampore, Murshidabad.

If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date so fixed by the learned Special Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the district of Murshidabad without prior permission of the learned Special Court.

The evidence of PW-1 and PW-2 submitted by the learned advocate for the petitioner be kept with the record. The application for bail, being CRM (NDPS) 245 of 2026, is, thus, disposed of.

All concerned parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly 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.)