D/L3 17.07.2026 Bpg. Allowed C.R.M. (NDPS) 1047 of 2026 In Re: An application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Gazole Police Station Case No.134 of 2025 dated 08.02.2025 under Sections 21(C)/25/27A/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; Ankit Kumar @ Anikit Versus The State of West Bengal Mr. Amitabha Karmakar Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick. …for the petitioner. Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das Mr. Sankalpa Bhattacharjee. …for the State. Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das, learned Additional Public Prosecutor along with Mr. Sankalpa Bhattacharjee, learned advocate, appears on behalf of the State. Their appointment may be regularized by the concerned authorities. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 1 year 1 month and the recovery in the present case is 502 grams of brown sugar. Learned advocate appearing for the State submits that there are antecedents of the present petitioner and so far as the present case is concerned, the co-accused has named the present petitioner. Having considered the period of detention of the present 2 petitioner for 1 year 1 month and there are no recoveries pursuant to arrest of the present petitioner, I am inclined to release the present petitioner on bail. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner, namely, Ankit Kumar @ Anikit 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 the prior permission of the learned special court. Thus, CRM(NDPS) 1047 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.)