Md. Shaherul @ Saherul v. State of West Bengal
NDPS Act – Bail – Section 439 CrPC/Section 483 BNSS – Compliance with Section 52A
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, CRM (NDPS) 490 of 2024, decided 28.11.2024 (Shampa Sarkar and Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, JJ.). Bail under Section 439 CrPC read with Section 483 BNSS in Bagdogra Police Station Case 158/2024 under Sections 21(c)/23(c)/29 NDPS Act. Search terms: Section 52A NDPS infraction, sampling before certification, Section 52A(2) sequence of inventory-sampling-certification, Section 37 NDPS embargo versus constitutional liberty, 18 charge-sheeted persons, delayed trial, bail conditions, bond Rs.25,000, Special Court Siliguri, Shiv Kumar CRM (NDPS) 491 of 2024, Situ Sk CRM (NDPS) 676 of 2023, Md. Shaherul@ Saherul.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner enlarged on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of equal amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under NDPS Act, Siliguri; conditions: appearance before the trial court on every hearing date, no intimidation of witnesses or tampering with evidence, no leaving the trial court's jurisdiction; non-compliance entitles the trial Judge to cancel bail without further reference to this Court.