Biswajit Mandal v. State Of West Bengal

09.12.2020 tkm C.R.M. 8582 of 2020 sl no. 65 (via video conference) In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Sadar Excise Malda Case no. S.I's S.L no. 94/2015-16 dt 19.1.2016 under sections 18(c)/8(b) of the NDPS Act And In Re : Biswajit Mandal ...... petitioner Mr. A K Bhowmick ...... for the petitioner Mr. P K Dutta Mr. S Bardhan Mr. S Bhakat ...... for the State Petitioner is the recorded owner of the land in which poppy cultivation on large scale have been undertaken. In view of the aforesaid fact and as the petitioner had absconded for four years and did not co-operate with investigation, we are not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. (Suvra Ghosh, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)