Sonatan Das @ Sona @ Sanatan Das v. State Of West Bengal

16.02.2023 Serial no. 36 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) (Rejected) CRM (A) 670 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Krishnaganj Police Station Case No. 295 of 2022 dated 12.08.2022 under Sections 21(c) of the NDPS Act. -AndIn the matter of : Sonatan Das @ Sona @ Sanatan Das ... ...Petitioner Mr. Prabir Majumder, Mr. Snehansu Majumder, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. S.G. Mukherji, ld. PP Mr. Partha Pratim Das, Ms. Eshita Dutta, Advocates ... ...For the State There are statements recorded under Section 161 of the Criminal Procedure Code implicating the petitioner in smuggling and dealing with drugs.

In such circumstances, we are of the view that the petitioner is unable to rebut the presumption under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, 1985.

Consequently, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. CRM (A) 670 of 2023 is dismissed.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)