Bikash Roy v. The State Of West Bengal

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26-09-2024 (ct. no.28) debajyoti (rejected) CRM (NDPS) 1436 of 2024 In re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure/483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in connection with Bhadreswar Police Station Case No.10 of 2022 dated 04-01-2022 under Section 21(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

- A n d - In the matter of : Bikash Roy .... Petitioner.

Ms. Jeenia Rudra ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Koushik Kundu, Ms. Rajnandini Das ... For the State.

Dictated by Arijit Banerjee, J.

1.5 litres of Codeine Mixture was alleged seized from the possession of the petitioner who is the sole accused person. He prays for bail.

We are told that the trial is at the stage of argument. November 04, 2024 has been fixed as the next date. In view of commercial quantity of contraband being involved, we are not inclined to entertain the prayer of the petitioner for bail.

However, considering that the petitioner has been in custody for two years eight months, we direct the learned trial Court to conclude the trial by delivery of judgment at the earliest and positively by the end of November, 2024. Signed By :

DEBAJYOTI DAS High Court of Calcutta 27 th of September 2024 05:54:03 PM

The application for bail being CRM (NDPS) 1436 of 2024 is, thus, dismissed.

Registry is directed to communicate this order to the learned trial Court forthwith.

Parties shall also communicate this order to the learned Court below immediately.

All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Criminal Section is directed to supply certified copies of this order to the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all necessary formalities.

(Arijit Banerjee, J.) (Apurba Sinha Ray, J.) Signed By :

DEBAJYOTI DAS High Court of Calcutta 27 th of September 2024 05:54:03 PM