Kandura Barman And ANR v. The State Of West Bengal

10.06.2025 Serial no. 34 [G.S.D] CALCUTTA HIGH COURT

IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI

CRM (NDPS) 205 of 2025 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 in connection with NDPS Case No. WBCB01P0002472025 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c)/25/29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 arising out of Sitalkuchi P.S. Case No. 96 of 2025. -AndIn the matter of : Kandura Barman & Anr. ... Petitioner(s) Mr. Subham Ghosh Mr. Mayank Roy ... for the petitioner(s) Mr. Nilay Chakraborty, ld. APP Mr. Tapan Bhattacharjee ... for the State Learned advocate for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were arrested on 9th March, 2025 and since then they are in custody. Learned advocate emphasizes on the locus of the petitioner no.2, as it is claimed that the tenor of the prosecution's case is that from the house of the petitioner no.1 seizures were effected. However, there are no materials to substantiate the recovery of the contraband so far as the petitioner no.2 is concerned, as such, he may be released on bail.

Mr. Chakraborty, learned advocate appearing on behalf of the State submits that investigation of the case is still in progress. FSL report has already been received. However, the police authorities are working on certain issues before submitting the report in Final Form before the jurisdictional Special Court.

Having considered the materials which are available in the Case Diary, at this stage, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is Rejected.

However, the petitioners would be at liberty to renew their prayer for bail after submission of the chargesheet/report in Final Form Accordingly, CRM(NDPS) 205 of 2025 is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, is also disposed of. Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon'ble High Court, Calcutta.

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

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)