BRINDHA KISHORE KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA, REPD BY KOUSHAL KESHRI, AIR CUSTOMS SUPERINTENDENT, AIU, NSCBI AIRPORT, KOLKATA
CRM (NDPS)/2093/2026 · 2026-10-08
Tirthankar Ghosh
Special Leave Petitionbody2026
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08.10.2026 Court No.35.
D/L. 38. Kausik (Allowed)
CRM (NDPS) 2093 of 2026
In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/ Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with F. No. S1(VII)- 159/2026 (AIU) dated June 09, 2026 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B)/23(b) read with Section 8 of the NDPS Act.
And In the matter of : Ms. Brindha Kishore Kumar
……Petitioner.
Mr. Navanil De
Ms. Monami Mukherjee
……for the Petitioner.
Mr. Vipul Kundalia, Sr. Adv. Ms. Aishwarya Rajyashree
……for the Customs Authority.
Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner was arrested on 19th June, 2026 at the Calcutta Airport when he was about to leave, intercepted by the Air Customs Authorities and there has been alleged recovery of 9999 Gms. of Ganja.
Learned advocate for the Air Customs Authority opposes the prayer for bail.
It has also been submitted that complaint has already been filed before the jurisdictional Court.
Having considered the judgment of Barnali Bag Vs. Union of India (Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 3641/2026)
2 which applies to the present case, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. As such, petitioner, namely Ms. Brindha Kishore Kumar be enlarged on bail subject to 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 Learned Judge, under NDPS Act, 8th Court, Barasat.
If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date fixed before the learned Trial Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of District of North 24 Parganas without the prior permission of the learned Special Court.
Additionally, petitioner shall make herself available before the investigating officer and/or Principal Commissioner, Air Customs Authority as and when called for.
Accordingly, CRM (NDPS) 2093 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.)