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Rajen Mishra @ Rajan Mishra v. Narcotic Control Bureau

Calcutta HC16 Jan 2025CRM (NDPS)/1847/2024

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Relaxation of bail condition; passport deposit before Trial Court; temporary return of passport; NDPS accused; NCB objection — habitual offender, international smuggling, financing of seized drugs, prior September 2019 steroid seizure of Rs. 10 lakhs; discretion delegated to Court below; safeguard against causing delay in trial; High Court at Calcutta, Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction.

What did the court decide?

Application CRAN 1 of 2025 disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Trial Court for return of his passport, the disposal of such prayer being left to the Court below on facts and circumstances (including risk of delay in trial) and in accordance with law. ¶16

Rajen Mishra @ Rajan Mishra Vs Narcotic Control Bureau — Calcutta HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the bail condition imposed vide order dated 16 January 2025 requiring the petitioner to deposit his passport before the Trial Court may be relaxed so as to permit him to obtain temporary return of the passport.

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Court's answer

Liberty is given to the petitioner to approach the Trial Court to get back the passport; any such prayer is to be disposed of by the Court below in accordance with the facts and circumstances of the case, including the chance of the petitioner causing delay in trial, and in accordance with law, without being influenced by any observations made herein.

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Calcutta High Court (Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.), 04.09.2025 — CRM (NDPS) 1847 of 2024, CRAN 1 of 2025: Petitioner Rajen Mishra @ Rajan Mishra applied for relaxation of a bail condition imposed vide order dated 16.01.2025 requiring him to deposit his passport before the Trial Court before release from the correctional home; he having already deposited the passport, he sought liberty to apply to the Court below for its temporary return. The NCB objected, contending that a huge quantity of narcotic substances was recovered from the petitioner, that he is a habitual offender engaged in international smuggling, the financer of the seized drugs, and that steroid worth Rs. 10 lakhs was seized from him in September 2019. The Court disposed of the application, giving the petitioner liberty to approach the Trial Court for return of the passport, with the Court below to decide any such prayer on the facts and circumstances, including the chance of the petitioner causing delay in trial, in accordance with law and without being influenced by the observations made herein.

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04.9.2025 Court No.29 Item No.214 (disposed)

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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION

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CRM (NDPS) 1847 of 2024 CRAN 1 of 2025

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akb

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In Re:- An application for relaxation on condition of bail;

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And

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In the matter of : Rajen Mishra @ Rajan Mishra …Petitioner.

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Mr. Arnab Chatterjee Mr. Dhanasree Biswas Ms. Poulami Bose …For the Petitioner Mr. Kallol Mondal Mr. Pradhyat Saha ...For the NCV

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Re: CRAN 1 of 2025

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This is an application wherein the petitioner has prayed for relaxation of conditions of bail imposed vide order dated 16^th January, 2025. By the impugned order, this Court was pleased to direct the petitioner to deposit his passport before the Trial Court before his release from the correctional home.

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Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that he has deposited his passport before the court below in terms of order and now he may be given liberty to pray before the Court below for getting back the passport for a limited period.

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Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the NCB raised objection contending that huge quantity of narcotic substances was recovered from the possession of the petitioner and he is a habitual offender and he has engaged himself in international smuggling and

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he is also the financer of the seized drugs and on previous occasion steroid amounting to Rs. 10 lakhs was seized from the possession of the present petitioner in the month of September, 2019.

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Having heard learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the NCB, liberty is given to the petitioner to approach before the Trial Court to get back the passport and in the event of making such prayer by the petitioner, the Court below will dispose of such prayer in accordance with the facts and circumstances of the case including chance of causing delay in trial by the petitioner and also in accordance with law, without being influenced by any observations made herein.

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Accordingly, the application being CRAN 1 of 2025 is disposed of.

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(Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.)

Rajen Mishra @ Rajan Mishra v. Narcotic Control Bureau

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