AD 94 July 29, 2026 Ct. 35 SG CRM(NDPS) 1515 of 2026 Allowed An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with N Case No.55 of 2026 (CIS No.78/2026) arising out of Air Customs Superintendent, Air Intelligence Unit, NSCBI Airport, Kolkata vide F. No.S1(VII)-106/2026(AIU) dated 28.04.2026 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B)/23(b)/29 of the NDPS Act, 1985. And In the matter of: Mr. Zahid Abdul … petitioner Ms. Jeenia Rudra Mr. Samrat Choudhury Mr. Aamir Parwez … for the petitioner Mr. Vipul Kundalia, Sr. Adv. Ms. Sretapa Sinha Mr. Dhirodatto Chaudhuri … for the Air Customs Authority Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 3 months. Complaint has been submitted before the jurisdictional court and the petitioner has been detained for alleged recovery of 1428 gms of ganja. Learned advocate appearing for the Air Customs Authority opposes the prayer for bail. Having considered the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Barnali Bag vs. Union of India [Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.3641 of 2026] wherein emphasis was laid on intermediate quantity, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. 2 Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner, namely, Mr. Zahid Abdul 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, 8th Court, Barasat, North 24 Parnagas. 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 North 24 Parganas without prior permission of the learned special court. Additionally, the petitioner shall make himself available as and when called for by the investigating officer of the case or any officer deputed by the Principal Commissioner, Air Customs Authority till further orders of this Court. Thus, CRM(NDPS) 1515 of 2026 is allowed. 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 requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)