Gonirul Mollah And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal

20.01.2026

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Item No.ML49 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 Susanta Rejected C.R.M. (NDPS) 1319 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, filed in connection Kaliganj Police Station Case No. 261 of 2025 dated 22.03.2025 under Section 21(c)/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

And In Re : Gonirul Mollah & Ors.

... Petitioners.

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

Ms. Shila Afrin, Ms. Manasi Roy, ... For the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in custody for more than nine months and there is no progress in the trial of the case.

Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, submits that 1293 bottles of Phensedyl was recovered and witness action has already commenced, one of the witnesses have already been examined and the prosecution intends to rely upon 12 witnesses to prove its case.

Learned Trial Court is directed to give priority to the examination of the seizure list witnesses. The petitioners would be at liberty to renew the prayer for bail after the evidence of the seizure list witnesses is over.

At this stage the prayer for bail application of the petitioners is rejected.

The application for bail, being CRM (NDPS) 1319 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.)