Nabi Hossain Miah v. State Of West Bengal

01.07.2026 Serial no. 321 [G.S.D] CRM (NDPS) 1289 of 2026 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 in connection with Sankrail PS Case No. 433 of 2024 dated 16.06.2024 corresponding to TR Case No. 07 of 2024 u/s 20(b)(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act.

-AndIn the matter of : Nabi Hossain Miah ... Petitioner(s) Mr. Sk. Toslim Ali ... for the Petitioner(s) Ms. Arushi Rathore Mr. Saswata Chatterjee ... for the State-respondent(s) Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the innocent driver who has been put behind the bar for alleged recovery of 516 kg of ganja; chargesheet has been submitted long ago, the prosecution has relied upon 16 witnesses but till date the examination-inchief of the prosecution witness no.1 is progressing. Therefore, learned advocate prays that the petitioner may be enlarged on bail.

Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Having considered the progress of the case, as a matter of last chance, the prosecution is directed to complete at least five relevant witnesses within a period of six months from the next date fixed.

At this stage, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

Hence, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is Rejected.

However, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after the aforesaid period is over. Accordingly, CRM (NDPS) of is dismissed.

Memo of evidence submitted be kept with the record. Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon'ble High Court, Calcutta. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)