20.08.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.806 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (NDPS) 1712 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with F.No. –S1(VII)-143/2026 (AIU) dated 21.05.2026 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(b)/23(b) read with Section 8 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. And In Re : Bishal Thakur ... Petitioner. Mr. Subhajit Chowdhury, Ms. Paramita Mukherjee ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Vipul Kundalia, Sr. Adv., Mr. K. K. Maiti ... For the Air Customs Authority. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the subject-matter of the present case relates to alleged recovery of 16.312 kgs. of Ganja and petitioner is in custody for 1 year 2 months. It has been submitted that complaint has already been submitted before the jurisdictional court. As such, petitioner prays for bail. Learned senior advocate appearing for the Air Customs Authority, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail. I have taken into account the period of detention of the present petitioner and the quantum of recovery in the present case which is of intermediary quantity. Having regard to the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Barnali Bag Vs. Union of India [Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 3641/2026] wherein emphasis was made on intermediate quantity, I am inclined to release the petitioner 2 on bail. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Bishal Thakur shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-, with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under the NDPS Act, 8th Court, Barasat. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Special Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the district of North 24- Parganas without prior permission of the learned Special Court. The application for bail, being CRM (NDPS) 1712 of 2026, is, thus, disposed of. 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.)