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2026 DAILYLAW 7217 (ORI)

SWAPAN NASKAR v. STATE OF ODISHA

BLAPL/2527/2026 · 2026-04-27

V Narasingh

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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.2527 of 2026 Swapan Naskar …. Petitioner Mr. R.N.Rout, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 27.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is an accused in connection with Spl. GR (NDPS) Case No. 06 of 2026, pending in the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-Cum-Special Judge, Jajpur Road, arising out of Jajpur Road P.S. Case No. 33 of 2026, for commission of alleged offences U/s. 20(b)(ii)(c) NDPS Act. 3. Learned counsel, on instruction, submits that except the present BLAPL, no other bail application of the Petitioner relating to the aforementioned P.S. Case is pending in any other Court. 4. Being aggrieved by the rejection of his application for bail U/s. 483 of the BNSS by the p. 2 learned Addl. Session Judge-Cum-Special Judge, Jajpur Road by order dated 05.03.2026, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. Taking into account the contraband (ganja) seized is to the tune of 75 kgs, this Court is of the considered view that in terms of the stipulation in Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of the NDPS Act, it would not be prudent to consider the application for bail, during currency of investigation, without having the benefit of evaluation of incriminating materials qua the Petitioner, post charge sheet by the learned Court in seisin. 6. Liberty is granted to the Petitioner to renew his prayer before for the learned Court in seisin after submission of final form, which shall be considered on its own merits without being influenced by the earlier rejection or the order passed by this Court. 7. Accordingly, the BLAPL stand disposed of. U.C.C as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya Designation: Jr. Stenographer