Pradip Barman And ANR v. The State Of West Bengal

February 16, 2026 41 ARDR

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CRM (NDPS) 572 of 2025 In Re : An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Sahebganj Police Station case no. 83 of 2025 dated 20/2/2025 under Sections 21(b)(ii)(c)/29 of the NDPS Act..

And In Re :

Pradip Barman & anr.

... Petitioners.

Adv. Swarup Das, ... for the Petitioners.

Adv. Saikat Chatterjee, Adv. Dhiman Sil, ...for the State.

The petitioners are in custody for about 300 days and renew their for bail.

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

Contraband article of commercial quantity has been recovered from the possession of the petitioners.

In view of statutory restrictions laid down under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, prayer for bail is rejected at this stage. CRM (NDPS) 572 of 2025 is disposed of.

Case Diary be returned.

Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh, J.)