22.04.2025 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT Court No.3 IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI Item No.75 S.M.

CRR 158 of 2025 Md. Shafik @ Md. Shafieque @ Md. Shafeeq @ MO Shafik Vs.

The State of West Bengal Mr. Arijit Ghosh …..for the petitioner Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty, ld. APP Mr. Abhijit Sarkar .…for the State

1. The present revisional application has been preferred praying for setting aside of an order dated 17.03.2025 passed by the learned Judge, Special Court, (under NDPS Act,) 1st Court, Jalpaiguri, in connection with NDPS Case No. 51 of 2017, arising out of New Jalpaiguri Police Station Case No. 968 of 2017 dated 28.11.2017 under Section 20(b)(ii)(c)/23(c) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

2. The petitioner’s case is that he is the owner of a Tata Ten wheeler Truck bearing number UP 83T/3596, registration date 24th June, 2008 along with one Salim Khan and their name has also been registered as the owner of the vehicle UP 83T/3596. Registering authority is Ferozabad, Uttar Pradesh.

3. It appears that the petitioner is an accused in New Jalpaiguri P.S. Case No. 968/2017 dated 28.11.2017 in which the petitioner’s vehicle being UP 83T/3596 has been seized as it was alleg