Ainul Miah v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court (Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench), CRM (NDPS) 36 of 2026, decided 18.02.2026 by Suvra Ghosh, J. Bail application under S. 483 BNSS 2023 by Ainul Miah, accused in Jalpaiguri Police Station case no. 1085 of 2024 (dated 23/10/2024) under S. 20(b)(ii)(c) NDPS Act. Contraband of commercial quantity recovered from the petitioner; charge sheet submitted; custody exceeding 400 days. Search and seizure not videographed contrary to the Court's mandate and grounds of arrest not communicated at arrest — held to be laches entitling the petitioner to bail. Bail granted on Rs.20,000/- bond with two like-amount sureties (one local), with conditions and liberty to cancel on breach; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner Ainul Miah released on bail on furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of like amount each (one of them local), to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court (NDPS Act), Jalpaiguri, subject to conditions that he shall appear before the trial Court on every date of hearing and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence; on breach without justifiable cause, the trial Court is at liberty to cancel bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. Case Diary to be returned; CRM (NDPS) 36 of 2026 disposed of.