Krishna Barman v. The State Of West Bengal

13.02.2026 jb.

jdt.

Allowed

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (NDPS) 646 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Matigara Police Station Case No. 642 of 2024 dated 26.10.2024 under Sections 21 (c), 22(c), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act. And In Re : Krishna Barman Ms. Rima Sarkar Ms. Sidhi Sethia ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Ujjwal Luksom Mr. S. Mishra ... For the State The petitioner seeks parity with the co-accused who has been granted bail earlier.

Learned counsel for the State does not oppose the said fact.

In view of the fact that the petitioner is similarly circumstanced with the co-accused on bail, he deserves the same benefit.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed.

The petitioner namely Krishna Barman shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties of like

amount each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, 2nd Court (Special Court under the NDPS Act), Siliguri subject to condition that he shall remain within the jurisdiction of the learned trial Court and shall furnish the address where he shall presently reside before the learned trial Court, the investigating officer and the concerned officer in charge of the police station under whose jurisdiction he shall henceforth reside. He shall appear before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing fixed by the learned trial Court and shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses in any manner whatsoever.

In the event the petitioner fails to adhere to any of the conditions stated hereinabove, the learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

CRM (NDPS) 646 of 2025 is disposed of.

Case diary be returned.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)