Sunil Samanta v. State Of West Bengal

18.10.2023 sdas allowed CRM(NDPS) No. 1714 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Baruipur Police Station Case No. 189 of 2021 dated 30.01.2021 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c )/29 of the NDPS Act.

And In Re : Sunil Samanta ...... petitioner Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty Mr. S. S. Saha ....for the petitioner Mr. Ranadeb Sengupta ..... for the State 1.

Heard the learned Counsels for the parties.

2. We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner is in custody for two years and ten months. On the score of delay co-accused has been enlarged on bail. Accordingly, we are of the opinion petitioner is entitled to similar relief.

3. Accordingly, we direct that the petitioner shall 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, South 24 Parganas, subject to the conditions that petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

4. In the event the petitioner fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at

liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

5. The application for bail is, accordingly, allowed. (Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)