Sadhan Biswas v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
NDPS bail granted; Section 37 NDPS restrictions rebutted; Section 42 NDPS compliance absent from Case Diary; seizure before Executive Magistrate; seizure not videographed; contradictory witness statements including de facto complainant; custody over 300 days; trial commenced; Mathabhanga Police Station case no. 124 of 2025; Sections 20(b)/(c)/29 NDPS; Section 483 BNSS 2023; bond Rs.20,000 with two sureties one local; Additional Sessions Judge 1st Court (NDPS) Cooch Behar; CRM (NDPS) 552 of 2025; Suvra Ghosh, J.; High Court at Calcutta, Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench; decided February 11, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to Sadhan Biswas on furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of like amount each (one of whom should be local), to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court (NDPS), Cooch Behar; conditions: he shall remain within the jurisdiction of the learned trial Court, appear before it on every date of hearing, and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence; on breach without justifiable cause the trial Court may cancel bail without further reference to this Court.