Subrata Ghosh v. State Of West Bengal

24.03.2026 Serial no. 23 [G.S.D] CRM (NDPS) 412 of 2026 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 in connection with NDPS Case No. 21 of 2025, Nabadwip PS Case No. 76 of 2025 dated 03.02.2025 u/s 20(b)(ii)(C) of the NDPS Act. -AndIn the matter of : Subrata Ghosh ... ... Petitioner(s) Mr. Rana Mukherjee Mr. Pratap Kumar Yadav ... for the Petitioner(s) Mr. Sandip Chakraborty Mr. Raju Mondal ... for the State-respondent(s) Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner along with the other were implicated in the present case for alleged recovery of 52 kg of ganja; charges have already been famed and the evidence of the complainant as P.W.1 is complete. As such, learned advocate prays that the petitioner may be enlarged on bail on any stringent condition.

Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Having considered that the petitioner is in custody for one year one month and twenty days, I direct the learned trial court to prepone, if required, and conclude the evidence of the seizure list witnesses by 30th June, 2026.

The petitioner would be at liberty to approach this court after the evidence of the seizure list witnesses is over. With the aforesaid observations, CRM(NDPS) 412 of 2026 is disposed of.

Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon'ble High Court, Calcutta.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)