Uttam Barman and Anr. v. the State of West Bengal

Calcutta HC7 Jul 2025CRM(NDPS)/271/2025

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Modification/relaxation of bail condition in NDPS criminal miscellaneous application; removal of landed-property requirement for local surety bond; Uttam Barman & Anr.; C.R.M. (NDPS) 271 of 2025 / I.A. No. CRAN 2 of 2025; Calcutta High Court, Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench; Bibhas Ranjan De, J.; verification of local surety identity documents; satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siliguri; prior orders of 19.06.2025, 04.07.2025 and 07.07.2025 on local surety condition.

What did the court decide?

Relaxation/modification of the bail condition: requirement of a local surety having landed property changed to a local surety only, subject to verification of documents regarding the identity of the local surety, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siliguri. ¶¶16

Uttam Barman and Anr. Vs the State of West Bengal — Calcutta HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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29.07.2025 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.40 CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI Ct. No. 03 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION KS

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C.R.M. (NDPS) 271 of 2025

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With

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I.A. No. CRAN 2 of 2025

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In Re. An application for relaxation of conditions of bail. And

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In the matter of: Uttam Barman & Anr.

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...…Petitioners

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Mr. Prajnadeepta Roy Mr. Sabir Ali Mr. Debojyoti Goswami .…For the Petitioners Mr. Nilay Chakraborty, Ld. A.P.P. Mr. Sourav Ganguly …..For the State

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This is an application for modification of the conditions imposed at the time of granting bail on 07.07.2025 by the Coordinate Bench in connection with CRM (NDPS) 271 of 2025.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has prayed for relaxation in condition of bail with respect to local surety having landed property.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has referred to the order dated 04.07.2025 whereby the Hon’ble Coordinate Bench modified the order of local surety by the order dated 19.06.2025.

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From the order dated 07.07.2025, it is found that the petitioner was granted bail on certain conditions including a local surety

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having landed property and ultimately, the petitioner could not furnish the bond and therefore prays for modification.

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Considering all the facts and circumstances, the condition of furnishing bond by local surety having landed property is being modified to local surety only, subject to verification of documents regarding identity of local surety, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siliguri.

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Accordingly, the application being, I.A. No. CRAN 2 of 2025 stands disposed of.

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All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

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Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be made available to the parties upon compliance of the requisite

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formalities.

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(Bibhas Ranjan De. J.)

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