Pintu Dey v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Pintu Dey v. State — C.R.M. (A) 378 of 2025, Calcutta HC Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction, decided 07.07.2025 by Suvra Ghosh, J. Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS rejected in NDPS matter (Falakata PS Case No. 424 of 2024, Sections 18(b)/25/29 NDPS Act) because petitioner, owner of the motorbike from which narcotics were recovered, produced no proof of pre-incident sale; Section 37 NDPS statutory restrictions attracted; Section 94 BNSS notice unanswered; case diary returned.
What did the court decide?
No document has been produced by the petitioner to suggest that he sold the motorbike prior to the alleged incident; his claim of disownership is unsubstantiated. ¶12