Ranjeet Singh @ Ranjit Singh v. State Of West Bengal

28.07.2022 Sl. No.19 akd [ALLOWED] C. R. M. (NDPS) 852 of 2022 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 22.07.2022 in connection with Balurghat Police Station Case No. 438 of 2020 dated 06.11.2020 under Sections 21(c)/22(c)/23(c)/25/27A/28/29 of the NDPS Act. And In Re: Ranjeet Singh @ Ranjit Singh ... ... Petitioner Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury Ms. Busra Khatun ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Saryati Datta ... ... for the State It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is in custody for about a month. It is further submitted no narcotic substance was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Learned advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits petitioner had absconded and was declared a proclaimed offender.

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. In view of the aforesaid fact and the period of detention suffered by the petitioner, we are of the opinion further detention of the accused/petitioner is not necessary.

Therefore, the accused/petitioner, namely Ranjeet Singh @ Ranjit Singh, be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under the NDPS Act, 1985, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur subject to condition that the said petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever or commit similar offences in future.

In the event he fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail automatically without reference to this court. The application for bail, thus, stands allowed. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)