Khusboo @ Khusbu Kumari v. Union Of India

19.12.2025 In the High Court at Calcutta Item No.DL37 Court No. 35 Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side REJECTED Asraf, A.R.(Ct.) Case No.

CRM (NDPS) 1081 of 2025 In Re : An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed in connection with NCB Crime No. 12 of 2024 dated under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C), 28 and 29 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. -ANDIn the matter of :

KHUSBOO alias KHUSBU KUMARI ......Petitioner For the Petitioner :

Mr. Soumya Basu Roy Chowdhuri ...Advocate For the NCB :

Mr. Rajdeep Mazumdar, DSGI ...Sr. Advocate Ms. Arushi Rathore ...Advocates 1.

Learned advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for one year five months and there is no possibility of the trial to be concluded in near future. As such, the petitioner may be released on bail.

2.

On the other hand, learned Deputy Solicitor General submits that the recovery in this case is 68.500 KGs of Ganja and the petitioner is deeply connected with the offence as the recovery was from the joint possession of the petitioner and the other accused.

3.

In view of the materials available in the case diary, I am of the opinion that the rigors of Section 37 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is attracted. 4.

As such, the prayer for bail is rejected at this stage. 5.

Accordingly, CRM(NDPS) 1081 of 2025 is dismissed. 6.

However, it is directed that the learned Trial Court would complete the examination of the seizure list witnesses within three months from the next date so fixed. 7.

The petitioner would be at liberty to renew her prayer for bail after completion of the examination of seizure list witnesses.

8.

Case diary be returned to the learned advocate appearing for the State.

9.

All parties shall act on the basis of server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

10. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all necessary formalities.

( Tirthankar Ghosh, J. )