Md Mumtazul Islam @ Juel v. State Of West Bengal
23.06.2026 Serial no. 7 [G.S.D] CRM (M) 325 of 2026 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 in connection with Special Case No. 2 of 2025 arising out of Burdwan PS Case No. 1165 of 2024 dated 15.11.2024 u/s 318(4)/316(2) of the BNS, 2023 read with sections 43/66B/66D of the IT Act, 2000. -AndIn the matter of : Md. Mumtazul Islam @ Juel ... Petitioner(s) Mr. Milon Mukherjee, Sr Adv.
Mr. Soukteya Ganguly ... for the Petitioner(s) Mr. Rajendra Banerjee, ld. APP Mr. Sandeep Prasad Shaw ... for the State-respondent(s) Mr. Mukherjee, learned Senior Advocate, appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 11.06.2025 and 15 cases in all have been registered against the present petitioner. According to the learned Senior advocate, the present petitioner is on bail in rest of the 13 cases.
The subject-matter of the present case relates to a welfare scheme floated by the Government of West Bengal in the name of 'Taruner Swapna' wherein Tablets were given to the students for academic excellence. So far as the present case is concerned, the subject-matter relates to an amount of two Tablets, i.e., Rs.20,000/- being siphoned off. As the present petitioner is on bail on other cases, learned
Senior Advocate prays for bail so far as the present petitioner is concerned in the present case.
Learned advocate for the State oppose the prayer for bail. However, he is unable to refute the issue relating to the petitioner being on bail in rest of the 13 cases. It has been submitted that the petitioner being the Headmaster of the school was in a position to open the Portal, and, thereafter, as a mastermind, engineered in siphoning off the funds.
I have taken into account the contention of the learned advocates for the respective parties. The case is presently based on documents. The subject-matter of the present case relates to two Tablets which is of Rs.20,000/-. The petitioner is on bail in respect of the 13 cases where offences are similar but the quantum involved is more. Having considered the period of detention of the present petitioner and the factum that the present case is solely based on documents, at this stage, I am of the opinion that further detention of the present petitioner is uncalled for.
Hence, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is Allowed.
Accordingly, the petitioner viz, Md. Mumtazul Islam @ Juel 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 CJM, Purba Bardhaman/Burdwan.
If on bail, the petitioner shall also make himself physically available on each and every date so fixed by the learned trial court and shall not leave the district of Purba Bardhaman/Burdwan without prior permission of the learned trial court.
Further, the petitioner after his release for the next six months meet with the Investigating Officer of the case once in a fortnight. It would be the learned trial court to decide whether such condition should be extended or waived.
Accordingly, CRM (M) 325 of 2026 is allowed.
Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon'ble High Court, Calcutta.
Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.
(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)