Pranab Bar v. State Of West Bengal

14.11.2024. C.R.M. (NDPS) 1649 of 2024 49/tkm In Re:- An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 in connection with Barasat P.S case no. 247 of 2024 dated 25.4.2024 under section 20(b)(ii)(c)/29 of the NDPS Act and Allowed In the matter of : Pranab Bar ..... Petitioner Mr. S G Mukherjee Mr. Saryati Datta Ms. Debadrita Mondal Ms. Sudeshna Chanda ...for the Petitioner Mr. R D Nandy Mr. Amanul Islam ...for the State

1. Heard learned lawyers for the parties.

2. We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner is in custody for 139 days. No narcotics was recovered from his possession. His complicity has transpired from the statement of co-accused before police officer which is inadmissible in evidence.

3. Under such circumstances, we are of the opinion petitioner has been able to rebut statutory restrictions under section 37 of the NDPS Act and he may be granted bail.

4. Accordingly, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under NDPS Act, North 24 Parganas Barasat on condition that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing and Signed By :

TAMAL KRISHNA MANDAL High Court of Calcutta 18 th of November 2024 03:18:11 PM

shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

5. In the event he fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail automatically without reference to this court.

6. The application being CRM (NDPS) 1649 of 2024 is disposed of.

(Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.) Signed By :

TAMAL KRISHNA MANDAL High Court of Calcutta 18 th of November 2024 03:18:11 PM