Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court; C.R.M. (NDPS) 1289 of 2025; bail rejected; Section 483 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; Sections 20(b)(ii)(C)/23 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985; Islampur Police Station Case No. 14 of 2021 dated 10.01.2021; petitioner Bhabatosh Das @ Bimal Das; trial at penultimate stage; arguments concluded; all issues already canvassed before Trial Court; not proper stage for bail; Trial Court to consider merits independently; Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; order dated 20.01.2026; application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner has already canvassed all the issues before the learned Trial Court and the case is at the penultimate stage, it is not a proper stage for consideration of bail. ¶10