Mahaddesh Sk v. State Of West Bengal

April 02, 2025 32 ARDR (Rejected) CRM(DB) 472 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Tehatta Police Station Case No. 589 of 2022 dated 17th July, 2022 under Sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re :

Mahaddesh Sk.

... Petitioner.

Adv. Debarshi Brahma, Adv. Subarna Bank, ... for the petitioner.

Adv. Bibaswan Bhattacharya, Adv. Debadrita Mondal, ... for the State.

Report submitted by the State is taken on record. The petitioner seeks bail solely on the ground of delay in trial. The petitioner is in custody for more than two years. It appears from the report submitted by the State that out of twenty charge sheeted witnesses, two witnesses have been examined in full and cross-examination of PW 3 has been deferred on prayer of the defence counsel.

The bail prayer of the petitioner was considered and rejected by this Court on three earlier occasions on an observation that there is sufficient incriminating material against the petitioner and gravity of the offence and prima facie involvement of the petitioner therein do not support grant of bail.

In view of the above, prayer for bail is rejected. However, since the petitioner is in custody for a considerable period of time, learned trial Court is directed to take the proceedings to its logical conclusion as early as possible without granting any

unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, in accordance with law.

The application for bail is disposed of.

Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)