Laxman Halder v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR

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28.02.2025 Court No.29 (Tanmoy) Rejected

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CRM (DB) 314 of 2025 In Re: - An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 arising out of Ranagaht P.S. Case No.214/2024 dated 24.3.2024.

And In the matter of: - LAXMAN HALDER ...petitioner.

Mr. Prabir Majumder ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Shaila Afrin Mr. Ratul Ghosh ...for the State.

Ms. Rima Mondal ...for the de facto complainant.

Dictated by Arijit Banerjee, J.

1. The petitioner renews his prayer for bail which was rejected on merits on July 15, 2024, passed in CRM (DB) 2142 of 2024.

2. Since there has been no significant change of circumstance, we see no reason to reconsider the petitioner's prayer for bail, at this stage. The prayer for bail is rejected

3. The application being CRM (DB) 314 of 2025 is accordingly dismissed.

4. However, considering the period of detention of the petitioner in judicial custody, we direct the learned Trial Court to expedite the trial and conclude the same on an early date, without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties and if necessary, by fixing frequent schedules of 2/3 dates each for examination of witnesses.

5. Parties to communicate this order to the learned Trial Court. (Apurba Sinha Ray, J.) (Arijit Banerjee, J.)