Morjel Sk. v. State Of West Bengal

20.01.2026

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Item No.ML48 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 Susanta Rejected C.R.M. (NDPS) 1318 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with N.D.P.S. Case No. 82 of 2024 arising out of Murutia Police Station Case No. 270 of 2024 dated 10.09.2024 under Sections 21(c)/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

And In Re : Morjel Sk.

... Petitioner.

Mr. Tapodip Gupta, Mr. Suman Bhanja, ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Bitashok Banerjee, Mr. Tirupati Mukherjee, ... For the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that he is innocent of the charges and has been falsely implicated in connection with the instant case and is in custody for more than eight months.

Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, submits that 12300 bottles of Phensedyl were recovered from an under construction house which was under the exclusive control of the present petitioner. Investigation has been concluded, charge-sheet has been submitted and date has been fixed for consideration of charges.

It has further been submitted by the State that the present petitioner has antecedent in respect of the NDPS

Case. Having considered the aforesaid facts I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail application of the petitioner is rejected.

The application for bail, being CRM (NDPS) 1318 of 2025, is, thus, dismissed.

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

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)