Ashim Roy@Asim Roy v. State Of West Bengal

28.07.2022 Serial no. 10 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 3421 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Hili Police Station Case No. 148 of 2022 dated 20.06.2022 under Sections 21(C)/22(C)/23(C)27A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. (Corresponding to Special Case No. 49 of 2022) -AndIn the matter of : Ashim Roy @ Asim Roy ... ... Petitioner Mr. Kaushik Chaudhuiry, Ms. Busra Khatun, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Saryati Dutta, Advocate ... ...For the State Report as called for by order dated July 19, 2022 filed in Court be taken on record.

No narcotic was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The police at this stage are unable to establish any nexus between the petitioner and the seized commercial quantity of narcotic or with the co-accused arrested with the commercial quantity of narcotic.

In such circumstances, we are of the view that the petitioner is able to overcome the restrictions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, 1985.

Consequently, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner shall 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 be 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 report before the Investigating Officer once in a week till the conclusion of the investigation and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. CRM (A) 3421 of 2022 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)