Jayanta Das @ Bangru v. Narcotics Control Bureau
16.02.2026 Item No.14 Ct.No.6 b.das Allowed
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (NDPS) 511 of 2025 In Re : An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with NCB Crime No.07/NCB/SLG/2024 dated 02.11.2024 under Sections 21(c)/29 of the NDPS Act.
And In Re :
Jayanta Das @ Bangru ... Petitioner Mr. Hillol Saha Podder Ms. Mousumi Das ... for the Petitioner Mr. Sudipta Kr. Mazumder, Ld. DSGI Mr. Sudip Kr. Paul ... for the NCB The petitioner is in custody for more than 400 days and renews his prayer for bail on the ground that no narcotic substance has been recovered from the petitioner and his name has transpired from the statement of the co accused.
Opposing the prayer, learned counsel for the NCB submits that the co accused has stated that he would receive a certain amount from the present petitioner for sale of contraband.
I have considered the material on record.
No recovery has been made from the petitioner and there is no independent investigation to ascertain the truth and veracity of the statement of the co accused. The petitioner's name has transpired from the statement of the co accused.
In view of the above, this Court is inclined to hold that the petitioner has been able to rebut the statutory restriction laid down under Section 37 of the NDPS Act and is entitled to be released on bail.
Accordingly prayer for bail is allowed.
The petitioner Jayanta Das @ Bangru be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court (NDPS), Siliguri subject to condition that he shall remain within the jurisdiction of learned Trial Court and shall appear before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing. He shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. In the event the petitioner fails to comply with any of the conditions mentioned above without justifiable cause, the learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. The application for bail being CRM 511 of 2025 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.)