Pummy Sharma v. State Of West Bengal

23.02.2026 Court No.35.

D/L.70 Rakib (Allowed) CRM (M) 299 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Kulti Police Station case no. 318 of 2025 dated 05.06.2025 under Sections 103(1)/238/3(5)/61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. And In the matter of : Pummy Sharma.

......Petitioner.

Mr. Mani Shankar Chattopadhyay Ms. Shalini Singh ......for the Petitioner.

Mr. Debasish Roy, Ld. PP Ms. Sreyashee Biswas Mr. Debarshi Brahma ......for the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody for 250 days and charge has already been framed. The case is based on circumstantial evidence and there is no chance of the petitioner fleeing away from the process of law, as such on any stringent conditions petitioner may be released on bail. Learned Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer for bail and draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the witnesses and also submits that at the relevant point of time petitioner was in touch with one of the accused person who was involved in the alleged assault of the deceased Debojyoti Singh. State is also relying on the Call Data Records for which supplementary charge-sheet has been submitted.

I have taken into account the overall circumstances of the case and at this stage, although, the issue relating to motive cannot

be ruled out but having considered the complicity of the petitioner, I am of the view that further detention of the petitioner is unwarranted. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed.

Accordingly, petitioner namely, Pummy Sharma shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman at Asansol.

If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned trial Court in seisin of the case and shall not leave the jurisdiction of district of Paschim Bardhaman without the prior permission of the learned Court. Accordingly, the prayer for bail in CRM (M) 299 of 2026 is allowed.

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

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)