Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, CRM (A) 15 of 2026, decided 16.01.2026 by Tirthankar Ghosh, J.: anticipatory bail allowed to Jiban Deb & Ors. under S.438 Cr.P.C./S.482 BNSS 2023 in Kotwali P.S. Case No. 286 of 2025 (NDPS Act Ss. 20(b)(ii)(C)/25/29); about 425 kg ganja recovered; implicating witness statement recorded a month after recovery; no recovery at petitioners' residences; charge-sheet filed; bond Rs.20,000/- each, two sureties Rs.10,000/- each (one local); anticipatory bail order valid eight weeks.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail allowed: on arrest, petitioners to be released on bail upon bond of Rs.20,000/- each with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each (one local), subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. and/or Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023; order in force for eight weeks from date. ¶16