Sadek Ansari v. State Of West Bengal

21.04.2023 Sl. No.6 akd [Rejected] C. R. M. (NDPS) 491 of 2023 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 28.02.2023 in connection with Karandighi Police Station Case No.221 of 2022 dated 28.04.2022 under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act. (NDPS Case No.37 of 2022) And In Re: Sadek Ansari ... ... Petitioner Mr. Avinaba Patra ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Sudip Ghosh Mr. Bitasok Banerjee ... ... for the State Chemical examiner's report is placed on record. Report shows presence of codeine phosphate in the sample.

In view of the aforesaid report and other materials on record showing recovery of narcotic substance i.e. 3375 bottles of cough syrup containing codeine phosphate, which is above commercial quantity from a vehicle driven by the petitioner and the statutory restrictions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

The application for bail is thus rejected.

(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)