01.09.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.854 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (A) 2869 of 2026 In Re : An Application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Hili Police Station Case No. 108 of 2026 dated 16.05.2026 under Sections 21(b)/22(b)/23(b)/27A/28 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Sections 27(a)/27A/27(b)(ii) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. And In Re : Ajim Mondal and another ... Petitioners. Mr. Kushik Choudhury, Mr. Dwaipayan Panda ... For the Petitioners. Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das, APP, Mr. Amal Kumar Datta, Mr. Arka Naha ... For the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that although there is a prima facie case under the NDPS Act against other accused persons, but so far as the present petitioners are concerned, the same is based on the statement of co-accused. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail, but is unable to refute that the complicity of the present petitioners is on the basis of statement of co-accused. On a specific query of this Court, learned advocate for the State has not been able to satisfy regarding the availability of any previous antecedent or CDR or money trail so far as the present petitioners are concerned. Having regard to the same, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to 2 the present petitioners. As such, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioners viz., 1. Ajim Mondal and 2. Nazir Rahaman @ Rehman shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer on such terms and conditions as he deems fit and proper and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. As the charge-sheet has already been submitted before the jurisdictional court, this order of anticipatory bail will remain in force for a period of six weeks from date. Memo of Evidence submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. The application for anticipatory bail, being CRM (A) 2869 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.)