Sariful Mondal @ Kodo v. State Of West Bengal

08.11.2021 Sl. No.41 akd [Rejected] C. R. M. 3102 of 2021 [via video conferencing] In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 25.03.2021 in connection with Hasnabad Police Station Case No. 130 of 2020 dated 17.02.2020 under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act.

And In Re: Sariful Mondal @ Kodo ... ... Petitioner Sk. Hasan Salahauddin Ahmed ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Sudip Ghosh Mr. Bitasok Banerjee ... ... for the State We have considered the materials on record. Statements of witnesses and seizure memo disclose recovery of narcotic substance i.e. 5.2 ltrs. of codeine mixture, which is above commercial quantity from the possession of the petitioner.

Under such circumstances and in view of the statutory restrictions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, we are not inclined in granting bail to the petitioner.

The application for bail is thus rejected.

Trial court however, is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date preferably within one year from the next date fixed for recording evidence without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

(Aniruddha Roy, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)