Nurabul Shah And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

10.02.2023 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 605 of 2023 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Jalangi Police Station Case No. 217 of 2022 dated 29.06.2022 under Sections 21(c)/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

And In Re : Nurabul Shah & Ors.

...... petitioners Mr. Jisan Iqbal Hossain Ms. Chandrima Debnath Mr. Karnel Mondal ....for the petitioners Mr. Saibal Bapuli Mr. Arani Bhattacharya ....for the State Police filed charge-sheet.

At this stage, the police are proceeding against the petitioners on the basis of the statement of the co-accused made while in custody.

At this stage, the police are unable to demonstrate any nexus between the petitioners and the person arrested with commercial quantity of narcotic and/or seized commercial quantity of narcotic.

In such circumstances, we are of the view that the petitioners are able to overcome the restrictions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, 1985.

Consequently, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each, with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioners shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)