22.07.2026 Serial no. 688 [G.S.D] CRM (A) 1839 of 2026 In re : An Application under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023/under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. in connection with Chapra PS Case No. 359 of 2026 dated 06.05.2026 u/s 21(c)&29 of the NDPS Act [NDPS Case No. 88 of 2023]. -And- In the matter of : Safik Mondal @ Safiq Mondal … Petitioner(s) Mr. Sumanta Das … for the petitioner(s) Mr. Sayan Mukherjee … for the State-respondent(s) Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been implicated in connection with the instant case only on the basis of statement of a co-accused. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there is another case against the present petitioner under the Arms Act and under the provisions of the IPC. However, learned advocate for the State is unable to rebut the contention that there has been no recovery from the possession of the present petitioner and he has been implicated on the basis of information being furnished by one of the accused while in custody. Having considered the complicity of the present petitioner, I am of the opinion that custodial detention of the 2 present petitioner may not be called for in connection with the instant case. Hence, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is Allowed. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner [Safik Mondal @ Safiq Mondal] be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-(Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer of the case and also subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. and/or under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. As the investigation of the case is still in progress, the petitioner shall meet with the investigating officer of the case preferably by 7th August, 2026. The Investigating Officer, thereafter, if required, will fix subsequent dates for the sake of investigation. Accordingly, CRM (A) 1839 of 2026 is disposed of. Memo of Evidence submitted be kept with the record. Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.) 3