19.08.2026 Court No.35. D/L.845. Rakib (Allowed) CRM (NDPS) 1691 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with N. Case no. 87 of 2026, arising out of F. No. S1 (VII) 107 of 2026 (AIU) dated 29.04.2026 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B)/23(b) of the NDPS Act. And In the matter of : Ubaid Ullah Khan. ……Petitioner. Mr. Niladri Sekhar Ghosh Ms. Labani Sikder Mr. Soumik Dey .....for the Petitioner. Mr. Bhaskar Prosad Banerjee Ms. Sretappa Singh ……for the Air Customs Authority. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 30th of April, 2026 and has been detained on the accusations of alleged recovery of 4976 grams of ganja along with gold jewelleries from NSCBI Air Port. Learned advocate submits that complaint has already been submitted before the jurisdictional Court, as such petitioner be released on bail. Learned advocate for the Air Customs Authority opposes the prayer for bail, so far as the narcotic which has been seized. Having regard to the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in 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 on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. 2 As such, the petitioner, namely, Ubaid Ullah Khan shall 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 learned Judge, Special Court (under NDPS Act), 8th Court, Barasat, North 24 Parganas. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Trial Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of district of North 24 Parganas without prior permission of the learned Special Court. Additionally, petitioner shall make himself available as and when called for by the investigating officer or any officer assigned by the Principal, Commissioner of Customs, Airport. Thus, CRM (NDPS) No. 1691 of 2026 is allowed. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order 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.)