Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/5984/2022allowed

Bablu Mandal v. State Of West Bengal

2023-01-02Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi2 pages

02.01.2023 Serial no. 17 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 5984 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kaliachak Police Station Case No. 36 of 2022 dated 10.01.2022 under Sections 21(c) and 27(A)/29 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances act, 1985 corresponding to Special case NO. 08/2022.

-AndIn the matter of : Bablu Mandal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Kalidas Saha, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Saryati Datta, Advocate ... ...For the State No narcotic was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The police are unable to demonstrate any nexus between the petitioner and the person arrested with the commercial quantity of narcotics and/or the seized commercial quantity of narcotics. The police are proceeding against the petitioner on the basis of the statements of the co-accused made while in custody.

Police filed charge sheet.

In such circumstances, we are of the view that the petitioner is able to rebut the presumption under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, 1985.

Consequently, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), with two sureties of

like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. CRM (A) 5984 of 2022 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)