Salamat Gazi @ Chalamat @ Salam v. State Of West Bengal

24-08-2021 (ct. no.32) KOLE CRM 4429 of 2021 In re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Basirhat Police Station Case No. 955 of 2019 dated 16.09.2019 under Sections 21(c) of the NDPS Act.

- A n d - In the matter of : Salamat Gazi @ Chalamat @ Salam .... Petitioner.

Mr. A. Chakraborty, ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. S. Dutta, ... For the State.

Commercial quantity of codeine mixture was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. In view of the statutory restriction in Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, we are not inclined to entertain the petitioner's prayer for bail.

The petitioner says that he is in custody for about 1 year 11 months. In view of such long detention, we request the learned Trial Court to expedite the consideration of charges and generally bring the trial to its logical conclusion as soon as the business of the Court may permit. Accordingly, the application for bail being CRM 4429 of 2021 is dismissed.

All parties shall act in terms of server copy of this order downloaded from the official website of this Court. ( Suvra Ghosh, J. ) ( Arijit Banerjee, J. )