Mantu Mondal v. State Of West Bengal

14.12.2022 Sl. No.8 akd [ALLOWED] C. R. M. (NDPS) 1482 of 2022 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 08.12.2022 in connection with Gangarampur Police Station Case No. 590 of 2016 dated 25.11.2016 under Sections 22/25/27 of the NDPS Act.

And In Re: Mantu Mondal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Kaushik Choudhury Ms. Busra Khatoon ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Saibal Bapuli .. ld. Addl. Public Prosecutor Mr. Arani Bhattacharyya ... ... for the State It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is in custody for about 82 days. Co-accuseds have been enlarged on bail. Investigation is complete.

Learned advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

We have considered the materials on record. Co-accuseds have been enlarged on bail Petitioner stands on the same footing with co-accuseds. Investigation is complete. In view of the aforesaid facts, we are of the opinion further detention of the accused/petitioner is not necessary.

Therefore, the accused/petitioner, namely Mantu Mondal, be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under the NDPS Act-cum-Additional District Judge, 3rd Court, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur subject to condition that the said petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing until further orders

and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever or commit similar offences in future. In the event he fails to appear before the trial court without any justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail automatically without reference to this court. The application for bail, thus, stands allowed. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)