D/L 49 24.02.2026 Bpg. Allowed C.R.M. (NDPS) 336 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Hili Police Station Case No.98 of 2025 dated 06.05.2025 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(A)/21(c)/22(c)/23(c)/27(A)/28 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 read with Sections 27a/27(b)(ii)/27A of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act; Mintu Mondal @ Mondal Versus The State of West Bengal Mr. Koushik Choudhury Mr. Dwaipayan Panda. …for the petitioner. Mr. Avishek Sinha Mr. Rahul Ganguly. …for the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is renewing his prayer for bail. Earlier, the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected on 19th January, 2026. Learned advocate submits that the subject matter of the case as a whole involves 225 bottles of phensedyl. Charge-sheet has been submitted and charges have already been framed in the present case. Prosecution is relying upon 25 witnesses in order to prove its case. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail. There has been recovery I find from the possession of the petitioner also but having considered that 25 witnesses have been 2 cited by the prosecution there is no possibility of the trial concluding in near future and the petitioner is already in custody for more than 9 months. Having considered the same, I am inclined to release the petitioner on. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner, namely, Mintu Mondal @ Mondal shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court, under NDPS Act-cum learned Additional Sessions Judge, 3rd Court, Dakshin Dinajpur. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date fixed by the learned trial court as witness action has already commenced. The petitioner shall not leave the district of Dakshin Dinajpur without prior permission of the learned special court. Additionally, the learned trial court if it is of the opinion that further conditions are required to be imposed for ensuring the presence of the petitioner, the learned special court would be at liberty to impose such conditions. Accordingly, CRM(NDPS) 336 of 2026 is allowed. All 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 of all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.) 3