Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri; C.R.M. (NDPS) 455 of 2024; Papon Biswas v. The State; bail confirmation under Section 439 CrPC / Section 483 BNSS; offence under Sections 21(c)/22(c) NDPS Act; Bhaktinagar P.S. Case No. 854 of 2023 dated 25.09.2023; custody 423 days; eighteen witnesses cited; charge framing fixed 07.02.2025; interim bail of 07.11.2024 confirmed with conditions including daily appearance and no witness intimidation; trial court may cancel bail on breach; coram Partha Sarathi Chatterjee and Shampa Sarkar, JJ.; decided 26.11.2024.
What did the court decide?
Confirmation of the interim bail granted on November 7, 2024, on conditions that the petitioner appear before the learned trial court on every date of hearing until further orders, not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence, not commit similar offences, and comply with all conditions in paragraph 5 of the order dated November 7, 2024; liberty reserved to the trial court to cancel bail on breach without further reference to this Court.