Sekh Juwel @ Sk Juwel v. State Of West Bengal

19.05.2026

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Item No.114 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc.

Allowed C.R.M. (NDPS) 897 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, filed in connection with Manikchak Police Station Case No. 910 of 2025 dated 24.12.2025 under Sections 21(c)/25/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. And In Re :

Sekh Juwel @ Sk. Juwel ... Petitioner.

Mr. Kalidas Saha, Ms. Khushi Mollick ... For the Petitioner.

Ms. Arushi Rathore ... For the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that other accused persons from whom recovery have been made have already been released on bail. So far as the present petitioner is concerned, he has been implicated on the basis of statement of co-accused.

Ms. Arushi Rathore, learned advocate, empanelled with the Union of India, is directed to represent the State. Her appointment may be regularised by the concerned authorities.

Learned advocate for the State has produced the case diary along with Memo of Evidence.

Having considered the subject-matter of the case, the period of detention of the present petitioner and that other accused persons have been granted bail and the present petitioner is better placed than the other accused persons, I

am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Sekh Juwel @ Sk. Juwel shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-, with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under the NDPS Act-cum-Additional District Judge, 4th Court, Malda.

If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date so fixed by the learned Special Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the district of Malda without prior permission of the learned Special Court. The application for bail, being CRM (NDPS) 897 of 2026, is, thus, disposed of.

Memo of Evidence submitted on behalf of the State be kept with the record.

Case diary be returned to the learned advocate appearing for the State.

All concerned parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)