AGARTALA, India, June 15 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on May 13:

1. Heard learned counsel of both sides.

[2] The bail petition has been filed seeking bail of Jesmin Debbarma, Abi Debbarma, Rani Debbarma, and Eva Debbarma, in connection with Agartala GRPS case No. 006 of 2026, subsequently registered as Special (NDPS) 88 of 2026 under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 29 of NDPS Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge (NDPS), Court No.1, West Tripura Judicial District, Agartala. The accused persons were arrested on 15.01.2026 and since then they are in custody.

[3] Allegation in the FIR lodged by the ASI of police Goutam Paul is that on 15.01.2026 they found above said 04(four) persons were loitering in Agartala Railway Station with trolley bags in their hand and on suspicion they were detained and finally recovered suspected ganja from said trolley bags. As per the FIR the followings were recovered from the accused persons:

(i) total 10.950 kg suspected ganja was recovered from Jesmin Debbarma;

(ii) total 18.020 kg suspected ganja was recovered from Abi Debbarma;

(iii) total 11.400 kg suspected ganja was recovered from Rani Debbarma;

(iv) total 6.220 kg suspected ganja was recovered from Eva Debbarma;

[4] After registration of FIR, the police investigated the case and finally laid the charge-sheet under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 29 of NDPS Act.

[5] Learned senior counsel, Mr. D. Bhattacharya, argues that intermediate quantity of contraband items were recovered from each of the accused persons and for about 118 days they are in custody. According to learned senior counsel, the investigation is already complete and the accused persons have their permanent home and hearth within the State of Tripura itself and there is no chance of their abscondence. Thus, learned senior counsel has prayed for bail of the accused persons on any condition.

[6] Learned Public Prosecutor, Mr. R. Datta, however, opposes the bail prayer submitting that all the accused persons were charge-sheeted under Section 29 of the NDPS Act and more so, if the aggregate of all the contraband items are taken into consideration, it comes to commercial quantity of contraband items. Therefore, in such a situation unless the twin conditions as embodied in Section 37 of the NDPS Act are fulfilled, bail cannot be granted.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=I1mmm2bl4r4EREhYK63Kv7AMFv5p%2B%2F8UvgMWR3k8VxNq0yj0F8%2BsHbIdFSHqwiYe&caseno=BA/90/2026&cCode=1&cino=TRHC010007572026&state_code=20&appFlag=)

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