20.01.2026 Court No.35. D/L.24. SD (Dismissed) CRM (NDPS)72of 2026 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the BharatiyaNagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023in connection with Jhargram Police Station Case No. 144/2025 dated 11.5.2025 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c)/29 of the NDPS Act, 1985; And In the matter of :ArunKewat & Anr. ……Petitioners. Ms.JeeniaRudra ……for the Petitioners. Mr. Saryati Dutta Ms. Dattatriya Dutta ……for the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submit that the petitionershave been falsely implicated in connection with the statement of co-accused and are in custody for 252 days. As such on a stringent condition, petitioners pray for bail. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the subject matter of the case relates to recovery of 255 Kgs. of cannabis.However, a part of the contraband was recovered from the possession of the present petitioners being 22.1 Kgs. Having considered the quantum of the seizure in this particular case and the fact that charges have already been framed, at this stage,I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.The petitioners would renew their prayer for bail after evidence of the seizure witnesses are over. 2 At this stage, the bail application being CRM(NDPS) 72 of 2026 is dismissed. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order 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.)