Calcutta High Court
CRM(A)/712/2026 of SAHIDUR RAHAMAN Vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL on 8 October 2026
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CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI
APPELLATE SIDE
C.R.M. (A) 712 OF 2026
In the matter of: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
filed on 11.09.2026 in connection with Sahebganj Police Station Case No. 398 of 2026 dated 01.08.2026 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B)/21(C)/25/29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
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In re: Sahidur Rahaman.
… Petitioner.
Mr. Prajnadeepta Roy,
Mr. Sabir Ali,
Ms. Sohini Kundu,
Mr. Jaimallya Bhattacharya. …… for the petitioner Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP, Mr. Bijay Bikram Das, Mr. Tapas Prasad.
…. for the State
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1. The application for anticipatory bail is canvassed on the ground that the petitioner has been named by the principal accused and there was no formal seizure of Narcotics from the petitioner.
2. It is submitted that another co-accused person, namely, Majahar Ali has been granted anticipatory bail in CRM (A) 621 of 2026 by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court.
3. In the light of the above, the petitioner shall be entitled to anticipatory bail.
4. It is directed that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned
2 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Cooch Behar upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local, subject to the conditions that after release, the petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of Sahebganj Police Station without the prior consent of the Officer-in-charge, Sahebganj Police Station and shall co- operate in the investigation and report before the Arresting Officer as and when summoned until further orders and on further condition that he shall furnish any changed address or contact number to the Arresting Officer and surrender his passport, if any. The petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional Court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date.
5. This order is subject to the conditions laid down in sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.
6. In default of compliance of any of the aforesaid condition, the bail of the petitioner shall stand automatically cancelled.
7. Case Diary be returned.
8. C.R.M. (A) 712 of 2026 is allowed and disposed of.
9. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.
(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)