Sanjay Das v. State Of West Bengal

30.01.2023 sdas rejected C.R.M. (DB) No. 324 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Sagar Police Station Case No. 204 of 2022 dated 19.06.2022 under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and under Section 9 of Children Marriage Act.

And In Re : Sanjay Das ..... petitioner Mr. Kalyan Kumar Bhattacharjee Ms. Reshmi Khatun Ms. Sahinu Khatun ... for the petitioner Ms. Anusuya Sinha Mr. Pinak Kumar Mitra ... for the State Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits he is in custody for 225 days. He renews his prayer for bail. Learned Counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits date has been fixed for recording prosecution evidence.

We have considered the materials on record. Victim was a minor. Petitioner cohabited with her. Thereafter, she was married and subjected to torture. As a result she committed suicide within six months of marriage. Bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected earlier on merits. Date has been fixed for recording prosecution evidence. Under such circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The application for bail is, thus, rejected.

(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)