Sahar Ali Sardar @ Sagar v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

17.03.2026 Ct. No. 237 Sl. No.46 skg CRM (M) - 235 of 2026 In Re: An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/ Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with Metia Police Station Case no. 98 of 2022 dated 17.03.2022 under Sections 363/365/120B of the IPC and adding Section 109/326/307/376AB of the IPC and r.w.s. 4/6/17 of the POCSO Act And In Re :

Sahar Ali Sardar @ Sagar ...petitioner Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty, Mr. Arindam Saha, .....for the petitioner Ms. Shukanya Bhattacharya, Mr. Mujibar Ali Naskar, ...for the State The petitioner is in custody for about four years. The learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that bail ought to be granted on the ground that the victim girl, during her deposition, turned hostile, and that there is no specific allegation of penetrative assault against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the deposition of the victim girl does not contain any allegation against the petitioner.

A perusal of the deposition of the victim girl, however, makes it clear that there are specific allegations against the petitioner.

Additionally, having regard to the deposition of the doctor, the injury report, and other materials on record, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The trial is presently ongoing. The prosecution submits that eighteen additional witnesses remain to be examined.

In view of the foregoing, the learned trial judge is directed to make an endeavour to expedite the trial as expeditiously as possible.

Accordingly, CRM (M) 235 of 2026 stands rejected. (Kausik Chanda, J.)