Dismissed¶14
Dhananjay Mahato @ Dhananjy Mahata v. State of West Bengal
Calcutta HCCRM (NDPS)/305/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court; CRM(NDPS) 305 of 2026; bail rejected; NDPS Act Sections 20(b)/21(c)/29; rigors of Section 37 NDPS Act; commercial quantity; 149.74 kg ganja; Farakka Police Station Case No. 247 of 2025; NDPS Case No. 109 of 2025; Section 439 CrPC; Section 483 BNSS; witness action about to commence; Tirthankar Ghosh, J.
What did the court decide?
Bail refused: the court considered the recovered quantity to be commercial and the rigors of Section 37 of the NDPS Act to be attracted, and was therefore not inclined to release the petitioner on bail; the prayer for bail was rejected and CRM(NDPS) 305 of 2026 dismissed. ¶11