IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2024
(@ SLP(CRL.) No. 9697/2023)
FIRAJUL SK @ FIRAI SK APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties.
3. Taking into consideration the fact that the appellant has been under incarceration for more than two and a half years and it seems that the trial may take some more time, we are inclined to set aside the impugned order. The appellant is granted bail subject to the conditions that may be imposed by the Trial Court. 4. The appeal is allowed accordingly.
5. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.
J.
[M.M. SUNDRESH]
J.
[S.V.N. BHATTI]
NEW DELHI;
19 th
FEBRUARY, 2024

ITEM NO.3 COURT NO.14 SECTION II-B
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 9697/2023
(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 04-05-2023 in CRM (NDPS) No. 642/2023 passed by the High Court at Calcutta)
FIRAJUL SK @ FIRAI SK Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL Respondent(s)
Date : 19-02-2024 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.V.N. BHATTI
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Dibyadyuti Banerjee, Adv.
Mrs. Sumedha Halder, Adv.
Mr. Rohit Jaiswal, Adv.
Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Adv.
Mr. Bala Sahkari, Adv.
Mr. Abhijit Sengupta, AOR

For Respondent(s) Ms. Madhumita Bhattacharjee, AOR
Ms. Srija Chodhury, Adv.
Mr. Sandeep, Adv.
Ms. Nitipriya Kar, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Leave granted.
The relevant portion of the order reads as under:-
Taking into consideration the fact that the appellant has been under incarceration for
more than two and a half years and it seems that the trial may take some more time, we are inclined to set aside the impugned order. The appellant is granted bail subject to the
conditions that may be imposed by the Trial Court.
The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed order.
Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.
(SWETA BALODI) (POONAM VAID)
COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)
(Signed order is placed on the file)