Dismissed¶¶17
Handicap Goutam @ Goutam Malakar @ Gautam Malakar v. State of West Bengal
Bail – NDPS Act
Calcutta HCCRM (NDPS)/1499/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Bail application under S.483 BNSS, 2023 (corresponding to S.439 CrPC) in NDPS case — Gaighata Police Station Case No.778 of 2024 dated 28.08.2024 under Sections 21(C)/25/27A/29 NDPS Act — petitioner alleged implication on co-accused's statement and foisted recovery of contraband from a kitchen; State relied on CDRs, money trail and landlord's statement on place of seizure — witness action yet to commence — bail rejected; C.R.M. (NDPS) 1499 of 2025 dismissed — Tirthankar Ghosh, J.
What did the court decide?
Having considered the materials appearing against the present petitioner and the fact that witness action is yet to commence, the Court held that this was not a fit case for acceding to the prayers advanced by the petitioner. ¶¶14