09.10.2026 Item No.36 Court No.37 (Bench ID-265691) CHC Allowed In The High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M.(A) 3448 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with Sagarpara Police Station Case No. 513 of 2026 dated 30.06.2026 under Sections 21(C)/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985, pending before the Learned Judge, Special Court, under NDPS Act cum Additional Sessions Judge, 5th Court at Berhampore, Murshidabad. And In the matter of : Sadikul Sk @ Sheikh & Anr. ...… petitioners Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Advocate Mr. Avik Ghosh, Advocate .…for the petitioners Mr. Brajesh Jha, Ld. A.P.P Mr. Biswajit Tiwari, Advocate Mr. Uttam Basak, Advocate .…for the State 1. Petitioners pray for anticipatory bail. 2. State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 3. Police at this stage are unable to establish any nexus between the petitioners and the arrested co-accused with the commercial quantity of narcotics or the seized commercial quantity of narcotics. 2 4. In such circumstance, I am of the view that, the petitioners are able to overcome the restrictions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, 1985. 5. Consequently, I grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer 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 BNSS and on condition that petitioners shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of investigation and on further condition that the petitioners shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. 7. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. 8. CRM(A) 3448 of 2026 is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Digitally signed by CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Date: 2026.10.09 18:49:04 +05'30'