D/L72 10.07.2026 Bpg. Allowed C.R.M. (NDPS)840 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed in connection with English Bazar Police Station Case No.2534 of 2025 dated 18th December, 2025 under Section 21(c)/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; Kanchan Prasad Yadav Versus The State of West Bengal Mr. Anirban Dutta Mr. Roshan Pathak Mr. Adrish Chatterjee Ms. Ayelita Ghosh. …for the petitioner. Mr. Somnath Adhikary. …for the State. Mr. Somnath Adhikary, learned advocate, appears on behalf of the State. His appointment may be regularized by the concerned authorities. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that although the subject matter of the case relates to alleged recovery of 1.023 kgs of brown sugar but the petitioner has been implicated on the basis of statement of the co-accused and there has been no recovery from the present petitioner. Petitioner is in custody for 7 months and charge-sheet has been submitted before the jurisdictional court. Learned advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail but is unable to refute the contention that there has 2 been no recovery from the present petitioner. Having considered the overall circumstances, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner, namely, Kanchan Prasad Yadav shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, under NDPS Act, 4th Court, Malda. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned trial court and shall not leave the district of Malda without prior permission of the learned special court. Thus, CRM(NDPS) 840 of 2026 is allowed. Memo of Evidence submitted by the State be kept with the record. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)