Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/589/2024dismissed as rejected

Swapan Mondal v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

2024-02-22Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi1 pages

22.02.2024 Serial no. 20 Anticipatory bail [Rejected] Dd CRM (A) 589 of 2024 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Nakashipara Police Station Case No. 1098 of 2023 dated 30.12.2023 under Sections 10/12 of the POCSO Act. -AndIn the matter of : Swapan Mondal ... ...Petitioner Mr. Asraf Mondal, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Ranadeb Sengupta, Advocate ... ...For the State Affidavit-of-service filed in Court be taken on record. Despite service none appears for the victim.

Victim claims to be 14 years of age. She recorded a statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code implicating the petitioner.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the materials in the case diary, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. CRM (A) 589 of 2024 is dismissed.

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