09.01.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.16 CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI Ct.No.3 dc. Rejected C.R.M. (A) 996 of 2025 In Re : An Application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Alipurduar Police Station Case No. 498 of 2025 dated 19.11.2025 under Sections 21(b)/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. And In Re : Bappa Islam ... Petitioner. Mr. Kalipada Das ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Abhijit Sarkar, Mr. Tapan Bhattacharjee ... For the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent of the charges having no relationship with the accused and it is only on the statement of the co-accused, the present petitioner has been implicated in connection with the instant case. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that there are CDRs available in the case diary which would reflect the relationship between the petitioner and the accused who has been arrested. It has also been pointed out that there is another case against the present petitioner being Jaigaon P.S. Case No. 55 of 2022 dated 25.03.2022 2 wherein the investigating agency on conclusion of investigation has already submitted charge-sheet. Having regard to the antecedent of the present petitioner as well as the fact that there are CDRs reflecting connection between the petitioner and the co-accused, I am of the view that the petitioner is not entitled to the relief claimed for. As such, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. The application for anticipatory bail, being CRM (A) 996 of 2025, is, thus, dismissed. Memo of Evidence submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. 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.)