Alok Mondal v. State Of West Bengal

08.11.2021 saswata/pk ct 28 C.R.M. 3750 of 2021 sl no. 79 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 07.05.2021 in connection with Dankuni P.S. case no. 165 of 2020 dated 15.09.2020 under sections 20(b)(ii)(c)/29 of the NDPS Act, And In Re : Alok Mondal ........ petitioner Mr. S.B. Roychowdhury ...... for the petitioner Mr. N.P. Agarwala Ms. Shreyashee Biswas Mr. Pratick Bose ...... for the State Heard the learned advocates appearing for the petitioner and the State.

Having considered the statements of the witnesses as well as the seizure memo disclosing recovery of 24.330 Kgs of ganja from the petitioner, which is above commercial quantity and in the light of the statutory restrictions under section 37 of the NDPS Act, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. However, trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date preferably within one year without granting adjournment to either of the parties. (Aniruddha Roy, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)