2023 Supreme(Cal) 1198
JOYMALYA BAGCHI, SUVRA GHOSH, KRISHNA RAO
Subhas Yadav – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Sekhar Kumar Basu, Sr. Adv. Mr. Antarikhya Basu, Adv. Mr. Sayan Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. H S Poddar, Adv., Ms. Suman Sehanabis (Mondal), Adv. Ms. Atulya Sinha, Mr. Jaydeep Kanta Bhowmick, Adv. Mr. Uday Sankar Chattopadhyay, Mr. Santanu Maji, Ms. T. Rakshit, Adv., Mr. Kallal Ghosh, Adv., Mr. Biswajit Das, Adv., Mr. Ranadeb Sengupta, Adv., Md. Jakir Hossain, Adv., Mr. Rajdeep Majumder, Adv. Mr. Moyukh Mukherjee, Adv., Mr. Pritam Roy, Adv., Ms. Radhika Agarwal, Adv., Mr. Saryati Datta, Adv., Mr. Prajnadeepta Roy, Adv., Mr. Tapas Kumar Ghosh, Adv., Mr. Tanmay Chowdhury, Adv., Mr. Arnab Saha, Adv., Mr. Abhimanyu Bannerjee, Adv., Mr. Ayan Bhattacharyya, Adv., Mr. Sagar Saha, Adv., Mr. Sharequl Haque, Adv., Mr. Aditya Ratan Tiwary, Adv., Mr. Prattay Kumar Khan, Adv.
For the Respondent: Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherjee, Ld. P.P., Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty, Ld. A.P.P., Mr. Sanjay Bardhan, Ld. A.P.P., Mr. Rudradipta Nandy, Ld. A.P.P., Mr. Arun Kumar Sarkar, Adv., Mr. Nilay Chakraborty, Adv., Mr. Ranabir Roy Chowdhury, Adv., Mr. Sourav Ganguly, Adv., Mr. Ujjwal Luksom, Adv, Mr. Biswarup Roy, Adv., Mr. Sudipto Kumar Majumder, Ld. A.S.G., Mr. Ajoy Kumar Singhania, Adv.
JUDGMENT :
JOYMALYA BAGCHI, J.
Terms of reference:-
1. The reference was made on the following issue:-
“Whether an accused upon expiry of period of detention pending investigation as prescribed under Section 36A(4) of the NDPS Act is to be released automatically on statutory bail without a prayer made by him availing such right and expressing his willingness to furnish bail?
2. During hearing the parties proposed additional issues as follows:-
1. Whether retrospective extension of the period of investigation by the learned Special Court is permissible on a juxtaposed reading of section 36A(4) of the NDPS Act vis-à-vis Article 21 of the Constitution of India?
2. Whether at the time of passing of the order extending the period of investigation the learned Special Court would apply the parameters of observing the “progress of investigation” and “the specific reasons of detention” prior to the passing of such order?
3. Whether in the interregnum period between the conclusion of the period of investigation, and an order retrospectively extending the period of investigation the petitioner would be liable to be released on statutory bail, especially on a harmonious interpretation of section 36A(
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