GUWAHATI, India, March 1 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Jan. 29:
1. Heard Mr. I. U. Choudhury, learned Counsel appearing for the accusedapplicant. Also heard Ms. M. Deka, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. S. C. Keyal, learned Standing Counsel for the NCB.
2. This application has been filed under Section 483 of the code of BNSS, 2023, for granting of bail to the accused-applicant in connection with NCB Guwahati Crime No. 10/2025, registered under Sections 8(c)/22(C)/29 of the NDPS Act.
3. The brief facts of the case are that the NCB Guwahati Zonal Unit on 23.07.2025 at around 2030 hrs, received an information from a reliable source that one person namely, Santosh Kumar Tamilselvan was carrying 30-35 kgs of Methamphetamine tablet and he would be reaching at Hojai Railway Station on 25.07.2025 by Nagaland Express. After receipt of the aforementioned information, a team of NCB officials proceeded to the place of occurrence and after apprehending the aforesaid Santosh Kumar Tamilselvan, the contraband materials were seized from his possession. Accordingly, the NCB registered the case being NCB Guwahati Crime No. 10/2025, under the aforementioned sections.
4. That the accused-applicant was arrested on 25.07.2025 at Imphal in connection with the aforementioned case and since then, he is in judicial custody.
5. The learned counsel appearing for the NCB submits that final complaint in the instant case has already been filed on 19.01.2026. However, she does not have the full details of the aforesaid final complaint, therefore, she prays for a day's time to seek appropriate instruction in the matter.
6. In view of the aforesaid, list this matter again tomorrow i.e. on 30.01.2026.
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