Maruf Miah And ORS v. The State Of West Bengal

18.06.2025 Item no. 36.

Court No.2.

Rakib In the High Court at Calcutta Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction CRM (NDPS) 227 of 2025 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Sitalkuchi Police Station case No. 05 of 2025 dated 05.01.2025 under Sections 21(c)/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

And In the matter of : Maruf Miah & Ors.

......Petitioners.

Mr. Dr. Arjun Chowdhury, Ms. Sunayana Parveen, Ms. Riya Agarwal, Mr. Bappaditya Roy, Mr. Mantu Mandal.

......for the Petitioners.

Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty, ld APP, Mr. Kallol Nag.

......for the State.

Report submitted by the investigating officer of the case enclosing the order dated 16.06.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court (NDPS), Cooch Behar, as also the report of inventory which was done by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Mathabhanga and which reflects that the seized contraband of 3941 pieces of YABA Tablets is weighing 400 grams, be kept with the record.

Considering the seizure which exceeds commercial quantity, I am of the view that the rigors of Section 37 of the

NDPS Act are attracted. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioners is rejected at this stage.

Petitioners would be at liberty to renew their prayer after the evidences of CSW2, CSW3 and CSW4 are over. Accordingly, CRM (NDPS) 227 of 2025 is dismissed. Report so submitted by the State be kept with the record.

A copy of the report be handed over to the learned advocate appearing for the petitioners.

All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)