Raju Yadav v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
NDPS bail; parity with co-accused bailed in CRM (NDPS) 1470 of 2025; 28.044 Kgs. Ganja subject matter; Bandel GRPS Police Station Case No. 20 of 2023 dated 11.08.2023; S.20(b)(ii)(c) NDPS Act; bail under Section 483 BNSS 2023 / Section 439 CrPC 1973; prolonged custody exceeding 2 years 4 months; tardy trial - only 2 of 13 cited witnesses examined; bond Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 10,000/- each (one local); attendance before learned Trial Court on every fixed date; confinement to District of Hooghly absent prior permission of learned Special Court, Hooghly; petitioner Raju Yadav; counsel Arunava Ganguly (petitioner), Soumik Ganguly and Saptarshi Chakraborty (State); Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; decided 19.01.2026; case CRM (NDPS) 9 of 2026 allowed.
What did the court decide?
Release of Raju Yadav on bail under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 / Section 439 CrPC, 1973 upon furnishing bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 10,000/- each (one surety local) to the satisfaction of the Learned Additional Sessions Judge cum Judge, Special Court, Hooghly; physical presence before the learned Trial Court on each and every date fixed; and no leaving of the District of Hooghly without prior permission of the learned Special Court.