Madhab Mandal @ Madhab Mondal v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
bail under Section 439 CrPC read with Section 483 BNSS 2023; NDPS Act 1985 sections 22(c)/29; 979 bottles codeine phosphate cough syrup; Burdwan Police Station Case No. 104 of 2024 dated 26/02/2024; NDPS Case No. 18 of 2024; parity with co-accused granted bail by Apex Court; Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 1134 of 2025; prolonged custody one and a half year; charge not framed; 17 witnesses; trial not commenced; Article 21 touchstone; Madhab Mandal @ Madhab Mondal; Sujan Sk @ Sujan Sheikh; Chief Judicial Magistrate Berhampore Murshidabad; bail conditions district restriction weekly reporting; bail amount Rs. 20,000 sureties Rs. 10,000 each.
What did the court decide?
Bail allowed: petitioner to furnish bail of Rs. 20,000 with two registered sureties of Rs. 10,000 each (one local), to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Berhampore, Murshidabad; conditions include not leaving the geographical limit of District Murshidabad without trial-court leave, weekly reporting to the Inspector-in-charge/Officer-in-charge, Berhampore Police Station, furnishing cell phone number without change without permission, not tampering with evidence, not absenting during trial, not committing any offence and not delaying the trial; on violation, the trial court may cancel bail without further reference. Application C.R.M. (NDPS) 732 of 2025 disposed of accordingly.