Swapan @Sapan Mondal v. Union Of India Service Through Ncb

24.12.2020 Sl. No.50 akd [Rejected] C. R. M. 10679 of 2020 [via video conferencing] In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 15.12.2020 in connection with NCB Crime No.45/NCB/KOL/2016 dated 22.11.2016 under Sections 15(c)/29 of the NDPS Act.

And In Re: Swapan @ Sapan Mondal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Uday Sankar Chatterjee .. Advocate Mr. Suman Sankar Chatterjee .. Advocate Mr. Santanu Mahi ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Y. J. Dastoor .. Ld. Addl. Solicitor General Mr. Phiroze Edulji .. Advocate Mr. H. Saha .. Advocate ... ... for the NCB Statements of witnesses disclose recovery of narcotic substance above commercial quantity i.e. 70 kgs. of poppy straw from the possession of the petitioner. In view of the aforesaid fact and the statutory restrictions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, we are not inclined in granting bail to the petitioner.

The application for bail is thus rejected.

Trial court however, is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date preferably within one year from the next date fixed for recording of evidence without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)