Khurshid Alam v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court at Calcutta (Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri), CRM (A) 604 of 2025, decided 24.11.2025 by Bivas Pattanayak, Judge: anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of BNSS 2023 by petitioner Khurshid Alam in NDPS Case No.104 of 2023 (Bhaktinagar P.S. Case No.1095 of 2023, dated 15.12.2023; Ss. 20(b)(ii)(c)/25/28/29 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) REJECTED — 180.910 Kgs. ganja recovered from Bolero Pick-up Van WB 73F 6396 registered in petitioner's name; petitioner's GPA-over-vehicle argument did not assist; application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The court noted that the alleged contraband substances were seized from the vehicle registered in the petitioner's name, and considering the materials on record and the nature and gravity of the offence, declined to grant anticipatory bail. ¶12