19.02.2026 Item No.11 Ct.No.06 b.das Allowed IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (A) 41 of 2026 In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Sitalkuchi PS Case No.468 of 2025 dated 19.09.2025 under Sections 21(c)/25/29 of the NDPS Act. And In Re : Bimal Barman ... Petitioner Mr. Debasish Mukhopadhyay Ms. Jeenia Rudra Ms. Srishti Sarkar Mr. Payel Chanda ... for the Petitioner Mr. Ujjwal Luksom ... for the State Heard learned counsels for the parties. In view of the fact that no narcotic substance has been recovered from the petitioner, his name has transpired from the statement of the co accused and he has no criminal antecedent, he has been able to rebut the statutory restriction under Section 37 of the NDPS Act and is entitled to anticipatory bail. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioner Bimal Barman be released on bail on furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-(Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and subject to provision under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and subject 2 to further condition that he shall appear before the investigating officer once a week till submission of charge sheet. The petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional Court and pray for regular bail within two weeks from date. The application being CRM (A) 41 of 2026 is disposed of. Case Diary be returned. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh, J.)