Lakhbinder Singh v. State Of West Bengal

09.12.2021 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. 5555 of 2021 sl no. 73 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with STF case no. 26/2018 under section 20(b)(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act read with sections 467/468/474 of the IPC And In Re : Lakhbinder Singh ........ petitioner Mr. J Chakraborty ...... for the petitioner Mr. S Bardhan Mr. S Dutta ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody for three years.

It is submitted on behalf of the State that petitioner is the owner of the offending vehicle which was used for transportation of 581 kgs. ganja which is above commercial quantity. In view of the aforesaid fact and in view of the statutory restrictions under section 37 of the NDPS, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. Trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date preferably within one year from the next date fixed before it for recording evidence without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.

(Bivas Pattanayak, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)