NDPS CASE No. 12 of 2022 · Calcutta High Court
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ss. 8(C), 9(A), 22(c), 25(A), 28, 29
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 s. 439
Judgment
In the matter of : Kaushal Bhotika. …. Petitioner. Md. Zeeshan Uddin, Ms. Amrin Khatun, Mr. Faisal Ahmed. …for the Petitioner. Mr. Arun Kr. Maiti (Mohanty), Ms. Sumita Sarkar. ...for the NCB. Heard the learned Advocates for the parties. Petitioner is in custody for ten months. Recovery from his possession is of intermediate quantity. Learned Advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail. In view of the above-stated circumstances, we are of the opinion further detention of the petitioner is not necessary and he may be enlarged on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Kaushal Bhotika shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court, Bench-I, City Sessions Court, Calcutta subject to condition that he shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing until 2 further orders and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. In the event the petitioner fails to appear before the Trial Court without any justifiable cause, the trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. This application for bail is, thus, disposed of. (Ajay Kumar Gupta,J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)
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