Soharab Ali v. State Of West Bengal& ANR

08.09.2020 rrc CRM 6241 of 2020 with CRAN No. 1 of 2020 (old CRAN 4754 of 2020) (via video conferencing) In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Special Case no. 07 of 2017 arising out of S.I.sS.L. No. 24/16-17 dated 28.01.2017 under Sections 15(C) of the NDPS Act.

In the matter of : Soharab Ali

...Petitioner

Ms. Sonali Das ...for the Petitioner Mr. P. K. Datta Mr. Nirupam Dhali ...for the State Petitioner undertake to affirm and stamp the petition/application as per Rules within one month of resumption of normal functioning of the Court. Subject to such undertaking, the application is taken up for hearing through video conference. Accordingly, application being CRAN 1 of 2020 (CRAN 4754 of 2020) is disposed of.

Having considered the materials on record disclosing prima facie involvement of the petitioner in the alleged crime involving 242 kg. of Poppy straw which is above commercial quantity and in the light of statutory restrictions under Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, rejected. (Suvra Ghosh, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)