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2026 DAILYLAW 5841 (CAL)

SAFIKUL ISLAM v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

CRM (NDPS)/1316/2025 · 2026-01-20

Tirthankar Ghosh

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20.01.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.ML47 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 Susanta Rejected C.R.M. (NDPS) 1316 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Kaliachak Police Station Case No. 1770 of 2024 dated 03.11.2024 under Sections 21(C)/29/27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. And In Re : Safikul Islam ... Petitioner. Mr. Amitava Karmakar, Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick, ... For the Petitioner. Mr. P. K. Dutta, Ms. Puspita Saha, ... For the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been arrested on the basis of statement of the co-accused from whom 600 bottles of Phensedyl were recovered. It has been contended that petitioner since is in custody for one year two months. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail and submits that petitioner approached the Hon’ble Apex Court and by order dated 15.09.2025 in Special Leave to Appeal ( CRM) No.(s). 1358 of 2025. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by the Hon’ble Apex Court. 2 Learned advocate for the State also submits that there were recovery of Indian Currency from the present petitioner. Having considered the factum that the prayer for bail has been rejected by the Hon’ble Apex Court and charges have been framed and witness action commencing, at this stage I am not inclined to release the petitioner on Bail Accordingly, the prayer for bail application of the petitioner is rejected. The application for bail, being CRM (NDPS) 1316 of 2025, is, thus, dismissed. 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.)