Jiten Sarkar v. State Of West Bengal

16.02.2026 Item No.15 Ct.No.6 b.das Rejected

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (NDPS) 513 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 Birpara Police Station Case No. 44 of 2025 dated 03.04.2025 under Sections 21(c)/29 of the NDPS Act.

And In Re :

Jiten Sarkar ... Petitioner Mr. Hillol Saha Podder Ms. Mousumi Das ... for the Petitioner Mr. A. S. Chakraborty Mr. Tapan Bhattacharjee ... for the State Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The petitioner is in custody for more than 300 days. Grounds of arrest have not been communicated to the petitioner at the time of arrest. Trial is yet to commence. He prays for bail.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. I have considered the material on record.

It appears that the grounds of arrest have not been very happily drafted. Some grounds have been referred to in the memo of arrest.

Contraband article exceeding commercial quantity has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Charge sheet has been submitted.

In view of the statutory restriction laid down under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, prayer for bail is rejected at this stage.

However, considering the period of detention of the petitioner, the learned Trial Court is directed to take the trial to its logical conclusion as expeditiously as possible. The application being CRM 513 of 2025 is 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.)