Rajdeep Das v. The State Of West Bengal

16.02.2026 Item No.28 Ct.No.6 b.das Rejected

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (NDPS) 542 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 Alipurduar Police Station Case No. 444 of 2024 dated 29.10.2024 under Sections 21(c)/25/29 of the NDPS Act. And In Re :

Rajdeep Das ... Petitioner Mr. Hillol Saha Podder Ms. Mousumi Das ... for the Petitioner Mr. Kallol Acharjee Mr. S.S. Sikder ... for the State Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The petitioner renews his prayer for bail solely on the ground of his prolonged incarceration.

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

By an order dated 25th April, 2025 a co ordinate Bench of this Court directed the learned Trial Court to expedite the trial. This Court is informed that the Court is lying vacant at present.

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 Court who is in charge of the relevant Court is directed to take the trial to its logical conclusion as expeditiously as possible.

The application being CRM 542 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.)