28.07.2026 Ct. No. 11 SL No.08 Cp CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (A) No. 489 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Section 482 of the B.N.S.S. 2023, in connection with Pundibari Police Station Case No.817 of 2024, dated 05.10.2024 under Sections 20 (b)(ii)(c)/25/29 of the NDPS Act. And In the matter of: Binay Barman ….Petitioner. Mr. Hillol Saha Podder …for the Petitioner. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP Ms. Ruchika Agarwala Mr. Rajdeep Das … for the State. The petitioner prays for pre-arrest bail on the ground that his name transpired from the statement of the co-accused. Learned advocate for the State files an order passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Cooch Behar (NDPS). It appears that warrant of arrest and thereafter WPA was issued against the petitioner. Under such circumstances, prayer for pre-arrest bail is rejected. The remedy of the petitioner is to surrender before the jurisdictional court and pray for regular bail. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, dismissed. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)