Ananta Sarkar v. State Of West Bengal

26.08.2022 cm/ct 28 C.R.M. (NDPS) No. 979 of 2022 sl. no. 8 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Hili P.S Case No. 6 of 2022 dated 07.01.2022 under Sections 21 (c )/22( c)/23( c)/27A/20(b)(ii) of the N.D.P.S. Act.

Rejected And In Re : Ananta Sarkar ..... petitioner Mr. Apurba Kumar Datta Mr. Bitasok Banerjee ...... for the petitioner Mr. Sanjoy Bardhan Ms. Baishakhi Chatterjee ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody since 30th March, 2022. He prays for bail.

Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for bail. We have considered the materials on record. Statements of witnesses and contemporaneous document namely, seizure list disclose recovery of narcotic substance above commercial quantity from the residence of the petitioner.

In view of the aforesaid incriminating materials and in the light of the statutory restrictions under Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. ( Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J. ) ( Joymalya Bagchi, J.)