16.09.2026 Sl. No. - 47 Court No.35 Rohan (Allowed) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M.(NDPS) 1961 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Case No. N-19 of 2026 arising out of F.No. S1(VII)- 44/2026(AIU) dated 16.02.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B)/23(B)/29/8 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. -And- In the matter of: Mr. Akash Ashok Sharma …Petitioner Mr. Sourabh Mitra Mr. C. R. Das Mr. Subhajit Chatterjee Mr. Subhashis Jana Mr. Shubhendu Khanra Mr. Samir Kumar Manji …for the Petitioner Mr. Uday Sankar Bhattacharya Mr. Tapan Bhanja Mr. Gourob Karmakar …for the Air Customs Authority 1. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was intercepted at the airport after there was recovery of 10.039 kgs of ganja. The petitioner is in custody for about seven months and complaint has been submitted before the Jurisdictional Court. 2. Learned advocate appearing for the Air Customs Authority has opposed the prayer for bail. 3. I have taken into account the facts of the case and is of the opinion that the present case is covered by the judgment of the 2 Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Barnali Bag versus Union of India passed in Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 3641 of 2026. In the present case also, intermediate quantity has been recovered. 4. Having regard to the same, the prayer for bail of the petitioner, namely, Mr. Akash Ashok Sharma is allowed. 5. Accordingly, the petitioner shall furnish 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 Special Judge (NDPS Act), Barasat, North 24 Parganas. 6. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present before the learned Trial Court on each and every date. Petitioner shall not leave the district of North 24 Parganas without prior permission of the learned Trial Court. Additionally, the petitioner shall make himself available before the Investigating Officer and/or the Principal Commissioner, Air Customs Authority (Airport) as and when called for till further order of this Court. 7. In the event, the petitioner fails to comply with any of the conditions as stated above, the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. 8. Accordingly, CRM (NDPS) 1961 of 2026 is disposed of. 9. All parties shall act in terms of the server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. 3 10. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)