17.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.57 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (NDPS) 1262 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Baishnabnagar Police Station Case No. 1246 of 2025 dated 25.09.2025 under Sections 21(c)/27A/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. And In Re : Anikul Islam ... Petitioner. Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Mr. Avik Ghosh, Ms. Ankusha Ghosh ... For the Petitioner. Dr. Pradip Banerjee, APP, Mr. Anurag Sardar ... For the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the subject-matter of the present case relates to alleged recovery of 199 bottles of Phensedyl and charge-sheet has already been submitted. Prosecution has relied upon nine witnesses in order to prove its case. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail. I have taken into account the period of detention of the present petitioner which is more than nine months, charge- sheet having been submitted, there being no criminal antecedent of the present petitioner and the fact that some time will be required to take the trial to its logical conclusion in view of the other accused absconding. Having considered the overall circumstances of the case, I am inclined to the 2 release the petitioner on bail. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Anikul Islam shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-, with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under the NDPS Act, 3rd Court, Malda. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Special Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the district of Malda without prior permission of the learned Special Court. Memo of Evidence submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. The application for bail, being CRM (NDPS) 1262 of 2026, is, thus, disposed of. All concerned 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 with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)