Bimal Kumar Rajendra Yadav v. The State Of West Bengal

02.8.2024 Ct. No. 6 SL No. 26 SB C.R.M. (NDPS) 1169 of 2024 In Re: - An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chakulia P.S. Case No. 30 of 2022 dated 03.2.2022 under Section 21(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act And In the matter of: Bimal Kumar @ Rajendra Yadav Mr. Pronojit Ray ... for the petitioner Ms. Amita Gaur Md. Sayeed Khan ....for the State

1. Petitioner is in custody for two years and eight months. Co-accused has been enlarged on bail on the ground of inordinate delay.

2. Petitioner is entitled to similar relief.

3. Under such circumstances, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

4. Accordingly, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, NDPS, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court on each and every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

5. In the event petitioner fails to appear before the Trial Court without any justifiable cause, the Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail without any further reference to this Court.

6. The application for bail is, thus, allowed and disposed of. (Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.) Signed By :

SAURABH BANDYOPADHYAY High Court of Calcutta 8 th of August 2024 03:31:07 PM