Nurjamal Ali @ Saddam v. The State Of West Bengal

16.02.2026 Item No.18 Ct.No.6 b.das Rejected

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (NDPS) 524 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 Sahebganj Police Station Case No. 158 of 2025 dated 22.03.2025 under Sections 21(c)/ 22(c)/29 of the NDPS Act. And In Re :

Nurjamal Ali @ Saddam ... Petitioner Mr. Joydeep Kanta Bhowmik Mr. Aminur Hossain Mr. S. Bhowmik Ms. A Patodia Mr. S. Kumar ... 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 3 years and prays for bail on the ground that trial is yet to commence and Rule 14 of the NDPS Rules, 2022 has not been complied with. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. I have considered the material on record.

There does not appear to be any violation of Section 52A of the NDPS Act. True, the report of the chemical laboratory has been submitted after the date fixed under Rule

14 of the Act. Such fact shall be dealt with at the appropriate stage of trial.

In view of the recovery of narcotic substance of commercial quantity from the petitioner and statutory restriction laid down under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, prayer for bail is rejected at this stage.

However considering the period of incarceration of the petitioner, the learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and take the same to its logical conclusion as early as possible.

The application being CRM 524 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.)