Santosh Majhi @ Poltu Majhi v. State Of West Bengal

17.08.2022 Sl. No.4 akd [ALLOWED] C. R. M. (NDPS) 929 of 2022 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 10.08.2022 in connection with Ketugram Police Station Case No. 71 of 2022 dated 19.02.2022 under Sections 8(b)/15(c) of the NDPS Act.

And In Re: Santosh Majhi @ Poltu Majhi ... ... Petitioner Mr. Uday Sankar Chattopadhyay Ms. Trisha Rakshit ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Saryati Datta ... ... for the State It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is in custody for about 189 days. Charge-sheet has been filed. Learned advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

We have considered the materials on record. Bearing in mind the nature of allegation and as investigation is complete, we are of the opinion further detention of the accused/petitioner is not necessary. Therefore, the accused/petitioner, namely Santosh Majhi @ Poltu Majhi, 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, 3rd Special Court under the NDPS Act, 1985, Purba Bardhaman 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.)