Merajul Mia @ Miraj Miah v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 482 BNSS 2023; Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; Section 438(2) CrPC 1973 corresponding conditions; Section 37 NDPS Act restriction rebutted; Sections 21(c)/27A/29 NDPS Act; statements of co-accused as sole case-diary material; no criminal antecedent, phone-call record or money trail; custodial interrogation not required; conditional bail Rs.10,000 bond, two sureties, one local; meet I.O. weekly till final report; surrender before jurisdictional Court within four weeks; Kaliachak Police Station Case No. 40 of 2026 dated 08.01.2026; Merajul Mia @ Miraj Miah; Jay Sengupta, J.; 05.03.2026; CRM (A) 486 of 2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner in the event of arrest upon a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each (one local), to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC 1973 conditions corresponding to Section 482(2) BNSS 2023, cooperation with investigation, non-intimidation of witnesses, weekly meetings with the I.O. till submission of the final report, and surrender before the learned jurisdictional Court within four weeks.