Swarnadeep Biswas v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

20.02.2023 Serial no. 26 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) (Rejected) CRM (A) 749 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chakdaha Police Station Case No. 558 of 2022 dated 23.08.2022 under Sections 376/120B/342/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, read with adding Sections 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, and 66F/67 Information Technology Act.

-AndIn the matter of : Swarnadeep Biswas ... ...Petitioner Mr. Kalidas Saha, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. T.D. Nandy, Mr. A. Basu, Advocates ... ...For the State Mr. Samrat Choudhury, Advocate ... ...For the de facto complainant The petitioner is named as one of the persons involved in the incident, in the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein in the incident, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. CRM (A) 749 of 2023 is dismissed.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)