Arif Sk. And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

23.02.2024 as/tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 574 of 2024 sl no. 54 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Raghunathganj PS Case No. 570 of 2023 dated 10.7.2023 under sections 143/326/307/325/341 IPC added section 302 IPC And In Re : Arif Sk & Anr.

........ petitioners Mr. U A Dewan Md. Asif Dewan ...... for the petitioners Ms. Sonali Das ...... for the State

1. Petitioners are in custody or 221 days. They submit that the incident occurred in the course of panchayat election. Accordingly, they pray for bail.

2. Learned lawyer for the State opposes the bail prayer.

3. We have considered the materials on record. Statements of witnesses implicate the petitioners in the offence. Delay in the matter is due to abscondence of co-accused.

4. Under such circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners at this stage.

5. Accordingly, prayer for bail is rejected. (Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)