Manchhur Ali @ Manchhur Sekh v. The State Of West Bengal

February 17, 2026 65 ARDR.

Allowed

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CRM (A) 100 of 2026 In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Sahebganj Police Station Case No. 231 of 2025 dated 28/4/2025 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c)/29 of the NDPS Act. And In Re :

Manchhur Ali @ Manchhur Sekh ... Petitioner.

Adv. Hillol Saha Poddar, Adv. Mousumi Das, ...for the petitioner.

Adv. Abhijit Sarkar, Adv. Dr. Arjun Chowdhury, ... for the State The petitioner seeks parity with the co accused who has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court earlier. Learned counsel for the State does not oppose the said fact. In view of the fact that the petitioner is similarly circumstanced with the co accused who has been granted anticipatory bail earlier, he deserves the same benefit. Accordingly, this Court directs that in the event of arrest, the petitioner namely Manchhur Ali @ Manchhur Sekh be released on bail on furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-(Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner shall surrender before the jurisdictional Court and pray for regular bail within two weeks from date.

CRM (A) 100 of 2026 is, thus, disposed of.

Case Diary be returned.

Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)