Manik Sk. v. State Of West Bengal

21.04.2026 Court No.35.

D/L.47.

Rakib (Rejected) CRM (NDPS) 716 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Lalgola Police Station case no. 539 of 2025 dated 25.06.2025 under Sections 21(c)/29 of the NDPS Act.

And In the matter of : Manik Sk.

......Petitioner.

Mr. Tapodip Gupta Mr. Suman Bhanja Mr. Golam Ahammad .....for the Petitioner.

Mr. Soumik Ganguly Mr. Raju Mondal ......for the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner was implicated for alleged recovery of 517 grams of heroin. Petitioner is in custody for almost 10 months and chargesheet has already been submitted, as such, petitioner may be released on bail.

Learned advocate for the State on the other hand opposes the prayer for bail.

There are 16 witnesses on whom the prosecution proposes to rely and the contraband having been seized amounting to commercial quantity, I am of the opinion that the rigors of Section 37 are attracted. As such at this stage, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

Petitioner would be at liberty to approach this Court after the evidence of the seizure list witnesses are over.

Learned trial Court would pre-pone the evidence of the seizure list witnesses after the charges are framed. With the aforesaid observations CRM (NDPS) No. 716 of 2026 is dismissed at this stage.

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(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)