Ratan Biswas v. State Of West Bengal

27.02.2023

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Sl. No.1 Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri akd [Rejected] C. R. M. (NDPS) 430 of 2023 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 12.12.2022 in connection with New Jalpaiguri Police Station Case No. 203 of 2022 dated 23.02.2022 under Section 23(c) of the NDPS Act read with Section 25(1)(A)/27 of the Arms Act. (NDPS Case No.22 of 2022) And In Re: Ratan Biswas ... ... Petitioner Mr. Pravash Bhattacharya ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty .. ld. Addl. Public Prosecutor Mr. Aniruddha Biswas ... ... for the State CFSL report is placed on record. From the report it appears some of the samples tested positive to narcotic substance whereas others did not.

In view of the retesting report, it appears some of the samples seized from the petitioner have tested positive to Heroin. Petitioner and co-accuseds were arrested together. The attending circumstances demonstrate that the accused persons were moving together and some of the samples recovered from them have tested positive to Heroin. This shows commonality of interest in trafficking narcotics. Quantity of narcotics recovered from them is above commercial quantity. Hence, the petitioner is not entitled to bail on merits. With regard to statutory bail, the issue was agitated earlier and was turned down by a co-ordinate Bench of this court. The application for bail is thus rejected.

(Subhendu Samanta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)