Palash Das v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Single Judge Court rejected bail application of Palash Das accused under NDPS Act. Recovery of 5.5 ltrs codeine mixture disclosed commercial quantity. Bail denied pending chemical examiner report.
What did the court decide?
Bail application rejected.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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21.04.2023 Sl. No.5 akd [Rejected]
C. R. M. (NDPS) 483 of 2023
In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 13.03.2023 in connection with Minakhan Police Station Case No.56 of 2022 dated 14.03.2022 under Sections 21(c)/29 of the NDPS Act.
And
In Re: Palash Das
… … Petitioner
Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty Mr. Shashanka Shekhar Saha
… … for the petitioner
Mr. Binay Panda Mrs. Puspita Saha
… … for the State
Heard the learned Advocates appearing for both the parties.
Report is placed on record.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner accused of possession of narcotic substance above commercial quantity.
Whether the application under Section 439 CrPC shall be allowed in light of statutory restrictions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Palash Das
- respondent
State
Coram
Ajay Kumar Gupta
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Calcutta HC
- Decided on
- · April
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRM (NDPS)/483/2023
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