Allowed
Dipankar Das v. the State of West Bengal
Calcutta HCCRM(NDPS)/576/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri allowed an application for bail under Section 439 CrPC for a petitioner in an NDPS case. After 740 days in custody with a charge-sheet filed but no witnesses examined, the court granted bail subject to a bond and specific directions not to interfere with evidence or leave the jurisdiction.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to petitioner on a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, local surety required, subject to remaining in territorial jurisdiction and not tampering with evidence.