Sk. Ladla @ Md. Ladla And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

30.03.2026

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Item No.100 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 (susanta) Allowed C.R.M. (M) 517 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Nimta Police Station Case No. 598 of 2021 dated 01.08.2021 under Sections 302/201/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, read with Sections 25/27/35 of the Arms Act.

And In Re :

Sk. Ladla @ Md. Ladla & Anr.

... Petitioners.

Ms. Minoti Gomes, Ms. Riya Ballav, ... For the Petitioners.

Ms. Sreyashee Biswas, Mr. Santanu Talukdar, ... For the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in custody since 01.08.2021 for about four years seven months and till date four witnesses have been examined. He also submitted that the petitioners are similarly on better placed in terms of the other accused who have been granted bail on 15.01.2026 pursuant to the direction passed in CRM (M) 2270 of 2025. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail but is unable to refute such contention of the petitioners. I have also perused the order dated 15.01.2026 passed by the learned Trial Court wherein the examination of the four witnesses could not be completed within the schedule.

Having regard to the same and the fact that the prosecution cannot portray a specified time in which the Trial can be taken to its logical conclusion, I am inclined to release the petitioners on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioners are allowed.

Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Sk. Ladla @ Md. Ladla and Micher Ali @ Boby @ Babita shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-each, with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the Additional District and Sessions Judge 2nd Court Barrackpore, North 24-Parganas.

If on bail, the petitioners shall not leave the jurisdiction of the local Police Station without permission of the learned Trial Court and would be physically present on each and every date so fixed by the learned Trial Court. Additionally the petitioners shall once in a fortnight attend the Nimta Police Station and obtain an acknowledgement from the Officer-in-Charge or any Police Officer deputed by the Officer-in-Charge. The concerned Officer-in-Charge would once in two months send the report regarding the attendance of the present petitioners before the Trial Court.

The petitioners would leave the jurisdiction of Nimta police Station only for the purpose of attending the Court. The application for bail, being C.R.M. (M) 517 of 2026, is, thus, allowed.

All concerned parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

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

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)