29.05.2026 Item No. VB92 Court No. 07 Asraf, AR(Ct.)/ Sudipta ALLOWED In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal miscellaneous jurisdiction Appellate side CRM (NDPS) 1161 of 2026 In Re : An application for bail under Section 483 of the BharatiyaNagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with F. No.-SI (VII) – 79/2026 (AIU) dated 24.03.2026 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) and 23(b) read with Section 8 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985. -AND- In Re : Manoj Kumar Sharma ……Petitioner For the Petitioner : Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty Mr. ShashankaShekharSaha …..Advocates For the Union of India : Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das …..Advocate 1. The allegation leveled against the petitioner is that 7650 grams of Ganja was recovered from his possession. The petitioner is in custody since 24th March, 2026 and, therefore, he may be released on bail on any terms and conditions. 2. Learned counsel appearing for Air Customs has opposed the prayer for bail. 3. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the Air Customs and on considering the period of detention and that the quantity of narcotic substance allegedly recovered from the possession of the petitioner is much below the commercial quantity, the prayer for made by the petitioner is allowed. Page 2 4. In view of above, petitioner, namely, Manoj Kumar Sharma is enlarged on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two registered sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of which must be local, subject to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, North 24 Parganas and also on condition that the accused person shall not mis-use the liberty granted by this Court and he shall not tamper with any evidence orally or documentary during the trial. He shall not leave the jurisdiction of trial court without taking leave from trial court. He shall not absent himself on any day during trial and shall not commit any offence while on bail. He shall give his mobile phone number to the local police station and shall not change it without prior permission of the trial court and he shall not in any manner try to delay the trial. Be it mentioned in case of violation of any of the conditions as above, the trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail without making any further reference to this court. 5. Be it further mentioned, that anything said herein shall not be construed as an expression of opinion on the merit of the case. 6. The application for bail is accordingly disposed of. 7. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon compliance of all requisite formalities. ( Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J. )