Manowar Hossain Mondal @ Pintu Mondal v. State Of West Bengal

14.06.2022 Sl. No.105 akd [ALLOWED] C. R. M. (A) 2661 of 2022 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 07.06.2022 in connection with Domkal Police Station Case No. 151 of 2022 dated 18.03.2022 under Sections 22(c)/25/28/29 of the NDPS Act and Section 25(1B)(a) of the Arms Act. And In Re: Manowar Hossain Mondal @ Pintu Mondal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Tapodip Gupta ... ... for the petitioner Ms. Faria Hossain Mr. Anand Kesari ... ... for the State It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that no narcotic substance was recovered from his possession and he has been falsely implicated in the instant case.

Learned advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

We have considered the materials on record. We find that no narcotic substance was recovered from the possession of the petitioner and his complicity has transpired from the statement of co-accused before a police officer which is inadmissible in evidence. Under such circumstances, we are of the opinion that the petitioner has been able to rebut the statutory restrictions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act and may be granted anticipatory bail.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the accused/petitioner, namely Manowar Hossain Mondal @ Pintu Mondal, be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, to

the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear before the court below and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)