Firdous Alam @ Gadu v. State Of West Bengal

29.06.2026

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Item No.146 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc.

Allowed C.R.M. (NDPS) 1088 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, filed in connection with Islampur Police Station Case No. 1119 of 2025 dated 28.10.2025 under Sections 21(c)/23(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. And In Re :

Firdous Alam @ Gadu ... Petitioner.

Mr. Amit Roy ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Gurudas Mitra ... For the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for about 255 days and there has been alleged recovery of 115 bottles of Phensedyl from the possession of the present petitioner. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and charges are yet to be framed. Prosecution has relied upon 10 witnesses in order to prove its case.

Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the quantum of seizure in the present case is of commercial quantity and as such, the petitioner should not be released on bail.

Memo of evidence has been submitted by the learned advocate for the State. I do not find that there are any criminal antecedents of the present petitioner. Admittedly

the quantum which has been seized in the present case is of commercial quantity; however, the petitioner is in custody for more than eight and a half months. Having regard to the period of detention of the present petitioner and the prosecution would, in support of its case, examine ten witnesses, keeping in mind the time which will be consumed, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Firdous Alam @ Gadu 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, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur.

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 Uttar Dinajpur without prior permission of the learned Special Court.

The application for bail, being CRM (NDPS) 1088 of 2026, is, thus, disposed of.

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

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.)