Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010016562026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./257/2026 DILSHER ANSARI SON OF MUKHTAR ANSARI R/O PANCHAYAT GIRIDIH, GRAM KOADIH, P.S. DHANWAR, SIMARIA, RAJDHAMWAR DIST. GIRIDIH, JHARKHAND. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF LGBIA UNIT, GUWAHATI CUSTOMS DIVISION, GUWAHATI. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A AHMED, MR A AHMED,U U KHAN,MISS. P M AHMED,MR. M A CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : SC, CUSTOMS, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 19.02.2026 1. Heard Mr. A. Ahmed, learned counsel for the accused applicant. Also heard Mr. S. C. Keyal, learned Standing Counsel for the Customs Department. Page No.# 2/3 2. This is an application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Surakha Sanhita, 2023 for granting bail to petitioner who has been in custody since 25.12.2025 in connection with Custom Case No. 03/CL/NDPS/LGBIA/GHY/2025-26 under Section 8 (c) of NDPS Act and punishable under Section 20(c) (ii)(B), 23(b), 28, 29 and 60 NDPS Act, 1985. 3. As per the remand application dated 25.12.2025, it was alleged that on screening of the hand baggage, it was alleged that from the hand baggage of the accused applicant, 1463 grams of dried greenish coloured materials suspected to be hydroponic weed (cannabis) was recovered. 4. The learned counsel for the accused applicant submits that on the basis of the aforesaid forwarding application, the accused applicant was arrested and he has already been inside the jail for last fifty seven (57) days. He submits that the quantity recovered is for his personal consumption and the same is of intermediate quantity and therefore, taking into account his length of custody till date, the accused applicant should be granted bail at this stage. 5. The learned Standing Counsel for the Customs Department, however, opposed the grant of bail. 6. After considering the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the Customs Department, hearing the submissions of the counsel for the respective parties Page No.# 3/3 and taking into account the length of detention of the accused applicant, this Court is of the considered opinion that bail should be granted at this stage. Accordingly, it is directed that the accused applicant shall be released from judicial custody upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of a like nature to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, NDPS, Kamrup (M), Guwahati, subject to the following conditions: I. That the accused applicant shall appear before the IO as and when required. II. That the accused applicant shall not try to influence any witnesses. 7. In terms of the aforesaid directions, the instant bail application is allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant