Kalam Mia @ Abdul Kalam Ajad v. State Of West Bengal

12.08.2022 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 3876 of 2022 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kaliachak Police Station Case No. 54 of 2022 dated 13.01.2022 under Sections 21(C)/27A/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Section 27A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

And In Re : Kalam Mia @ Abdul Kalam Ajad ...... petitioner Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick ....for the petitioner Mr. Ranadeb Sengupta ....for the State No narcotic was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is being proceeded against on the basis of the statement of the co-accused made while in custody. The police filed charge-sheet. The police, at this stage, are unable to demonstrate any nexus between the petitioner and the seized commercial quantity of narcotic and/or the arrested person.

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 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/-, 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 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.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)