Uttam Sarkar v. The State Of West Bengal

12.02.2026 Item No.75 Ct.No.5 b.das Rejected

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (NDPS) 514 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, in connection with Bhaktinagar Police Station Case No. 353 of 2025 dated 22.04.2025 under Sections 21(c)/22 (c) of the NDPS Act. And In Re :

Uttam Sarkar ... Petitioner Mr. Biswarup Roy Ms. Supriya Debnath ... for the Petitioner Mr. A. S. Chakraborty Mr. Aniruddha Biswas ... For the State Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The petitioner is in custody for more than 200 days and prays for bail.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. Contraband article exceeding commercial quantity has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. In view of the statutory restriction laid down under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, prayer for bail is rejected at this stage.

The application being CRM 514 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.)