Calcutta High Court
CRM(A)/732/2026 of AMRITA SINGHA Vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL on 7 October 2026
Item No.33 AP HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM ( A ) 732 of 2026
07.10.2026
Court No.07
Item No.33
AP
HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI
CRM (A) 732 of 2026
In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Naxalbari Police Station Case No.49 of 2026 dated 25.03.2026
under Sections 21(b)/29 of the NDPS Act, 1985.
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In the matter of: Amrita Singha
…. Petitioner.
Mr. Hillol Saha Podder
…for the Petitioner.
Mr. Avrojyoti Das, APP
Mr. Urgen Lama
Ms. Baishali Chakrabarty
…for the State.
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1. The application for anticipatory bail is canvassed on the ground that a co-accused, Sanjay Singha, was granted anticipatory bail on 30th July, 2026 by a coordinate Bench of this Court in CRM (A) 585 of 2026.
2. It appears from the case diary and the submission of the counsel for the State that the petitioner was named by the principal accused as the person from whom he bought the contraband.
3. The contraband is below commercial quantity.
4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
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5. In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under the NDPS Act, Siliguri and on further condition that the petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer as and when summoned until completion of the investigation and on further condition that the petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Naxalbari Police Station without prior permission of the Officer-in-Charge of the Naxalbari Police Station and shall furnish his current address and contact number to him and on further condition that the petitioner shall surrender his passport, if any, before the Investigating Officer.
6. In the event the petitioner fails to comply with the aforesaid conditions as enshrined hereinabove, the bail of the petitioner shall automatically stand cancelled without any further reference to this Court.
7. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of.
(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)