Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction (Appellate Side), CRM (NDPS) 1114 of 2025, decided 16.10.2025 by Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J. (Court No. 16, Vacation Bench): bail application under Section 483 BNSS 2023 rejected in NDPS Case no. 08 of 2024 arising from Belda Police Station Case no. 84 of 2024 (dated 11.04.2024) under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act; huge quantity involved; Section 37 NDPS Act applied; petitioner self-admitted owner of the truck, in custody for considerable period, trial not progressed; charge not yet framed, date fixed for framing of charge after Vacation; Trial Court directed to expedite hearing. Advocates: Sk. Toslim Ali for petitioner; Madhusudan Sur (APP) and Manoranjan Mahata for the State.
What did the court decide?
Bail refused; however, the Trial Court was directed to expedite the hearing at the earliest as the charge has not yet been framed and the petitioner has been in custody for a considerable period.