Anish Kumar Thakur @ Anil Kumar Thakur @ Vivek Mondal v. State Of West Bengal

08.04.2025 jb.

jdt.

C.R.M. (DB) 599 of 2025 In the matter of :

Anish Kumar Thakur @ Anil Kumar Thakur @ Vivek Mondal ... Petitioner.

In Re: An application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/under Section of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed on 13th February, 2025 in connection with Titagarh Police Station Case no. 548 of 2020 dated 05.10.2020 under Sections 302/120B/34/212/201 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act. Mr. S. Chattopadhyay Mr. P. Hazra ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Partha Pratim Das Mr. Bikram Mitra ... For the State Mr. Mayukh Mukherjee Mrs. Priyanka Shukla Ms. Rima Mondal Mr. Gunjan Kr. Singh ... For the defacto complainant Bail prayer of the petitioner was turned down by this Court considering the material available on record. The petitioner renews his prayer solely on the ground of prolonged detention. The petitioner is in custody for more than 4 years. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that out of 79 witnesses only one witness has been examined till date.

Learned counsel for the State and the defacto complainant oppose the prayer for bail.

Learned counsel for the State submits that the prosecution proposes to examine 20 witnesses out of 79.

In view of the above, bail prayer is rejected at this stage. 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 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.)