Rahul Das @ Debu v. State Of West Bengal

16.06.2022 Sl. No.125 akd [ALLOWED] C. R. M. (A) 2752 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 Hili Police Station Case No. 73 of 2022 dated 26.03.2022 under Sections 21(c)/22(c)/23(c)27A of the NDPS Act.

And In Re: Rahul Das @ Debu ... ... Petitioner Ms. Busra Khatoon ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Imran Ali Ms. Debjani Sahu ... ... 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 Rahul Das @ Debu, 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 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.)