Date : 24.07.2025
1. Heard Mr. Y. S. Mannan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Ms.
P. Upadhyay, learned counsel for the NCB.
2. This application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the
petitioner, namely, Rajib Roy, who has been detained behind the bars since
29.11.2022 (for last more than 2 years 8 months) in connection with NDPS Case
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No. 20/2023 arising out of NCB Crime No. 23/2022 under Sections 8(c)/20(b)(ii)
(c)/29/35/54 of the NDPS Act, 1985 pending before the Court of the learned
Special Judge, Kamrup, Amingaon.
3. The gist of accusation in this case is that the NCB on receipt of an
information through reliable sources, on 28.11.2022, that one person will be
carrying huge quantity of ganja in a truck bearing Registration No. NL-01-AB-4248,
a search operation was conducted and the aforementioned truck was intercepted
and the driver of the said truck, namely, Ganesh Kumar was arrested and during
search 195.710 kg of suspected ganja was recovered from the said truck.