Ajijar Rahaman @ Pocha v. State of West Bengal
Bail – NDPS Act – non-communication of grounds of arrest
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, order dated 12.02.2026 by Suvra Ghosh, J., in C.R.M. (NDPS) 506 of 2025 — bail application under Section 439 CrPC read with Section 483 BNSS 2023 by Ajijar Rahaman @ Pocha, arrested in Pundibari Police Station Case No. 1096 of 2024 dated 30.12.2024 under Sections 21(c)/29 NDPS Act; custody exceeding 400 days; grounds of arrest not communicated; bail allowed despite commercial-quantity contraband; bond Rs.20,000 with two sureties; advocates Hillol Saha Podder, Mousumi Das (petitioner) and Kallol Acharjee, Biswarup Roy (State); application disposed of, Case Diary returned.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for bail allowed; petitioner to be released on furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of like amount each (one of whom must be local), to the satisfaction of the learned Special Court (NDPS), Coochbehar, subject to conditions: remaining within the jurisdiction of the learned Trial Court, appearance before the learned Trial Court on every date of hearing, and not intimidating witnesses or tampering with evidence; breach without justifiable cause permits the learned Trial Court to cancel bail in accordance with law; application disposed of; Case Diary to be returned.