Sk Raju v. State Of West Bengal

02.04.2025 Ct.No.34 b.das Rejected C.R.M. (DB) 345 of 2025 In Re : An application for bail under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 filed in connection with South Port Police Station Case No. 118 of 2019 dated 19.06.2019 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re : Sk. Raju ... Petitioner.

Ms. Atreyee Halder (VC) ... for the petitioner.

Mr. Rudradipta Nandy Ms. Jonaki Saha ... for the State.

The petitioner is in custody for 5 years and 9 months. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there has been no progress in trial and the petitioner is languishing in custody though his detention is no longer required. Learned counsel for the State produces the case diary and opposes the prayer.

The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has murdered his three months old child. Out of 15 charge sheeted witnesses 6 witnesses have been examined.

Considering the material available in the case diary and the gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to favour the petitioner with an order of bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. However, the learned trial Court is directed to take the proceeding to its logical conclusion as expeditiously as

possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, in accordance with law. The application for bail, being CRM (DB) 345 of 2025, is, thus, disposed of.

Case Diary be returned.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)