Krishnapada Paul v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Modification/relaxation of NDPS bail conditions; petitioner Krishnapada Paul; case N 19 of 2022; NCB Crime No. 06/NCB/Kol/2022; Sections 8(c), 21(c), 20(b)(ii)(B), 25, 28, 29, 54 NDPS Act; bail application under Section 439 CrPC corresponding to Section 483 BNSS 2023; medical ground - Tuberculosis, treatment in Kolkata; territorial restriction widened from Barasat Police Station to North 24 Parganas and Kolkata districts; reporting reduced from weekly at Barasat PS to monthly at Bagda PS; order dated 17.03.2025 otherwise unaltered; CRAN 1 of 2025 disposed of; decided 20.05.2025; signed Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.; advocates: Angshuman Chakraborty, S. S. Saha (petitioner), Himangshu De (NCB).
What did the court decide?
Prayer for relaxation of bail conditions granted: petitioner permitted to remain within the geographical limits of North 24 Parganas District and Kolkata district, and to report to the Officer-in-Charge, Bagda Police Station once in a month till further order; the remainder of the bail order dated 17.03.2025 stands unaltered. CRAN 1 of 2025 disposed of accordingly.