The Court rejected the bail application of Ranjit Singh @ Kelo under Section 439 CrPC in an NDPS case. Withdrawing to the incriminating materials and trial being near completion, denying bail and directing speedy conclusion of trial within three months.
Bail application rejected; trial to be concluded within three months.
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13.01.2023 Sl. No.3 akd [Rejected]
C. R. M. (NDPS) 2 of 2023
In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 19.12.2022 in connection with Serampore Police Station Case No.368 of 2019 dated 18.08.2019 under Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act. (NDPS Case No.20 of 2019)
And
In Re: Ranjit Singh @ Kelo
… … Petitioner
Mr. Malay Bhattacharya Mr. Subhrojyoti Ghosh Mr. Dibakar Sardar
… … for the petitioner
Mr. Swapan Banerjee Mr. Suman De
… … for the State
It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is in custody
for about three years. It is further submitted there is delay in the trial of the case.
Report submitted on behalf of the State shows trial is at its
fag-end.
Keeping in mind the incriminating materials on record and as trial is at its fag-end, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
The application for bail is thus rejected .
Trial court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible preferably within three months from the next date fixed for recording evidence without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.
(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.)
(Joymalya Bagchi, J.)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner accused in an NDPS case.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ranjit Singh @ Kelo
State
Ajay Kumar Gupta
Joymalya Bagchi
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