Tapan Kumar Haldar v. The State Of West Bengal

11.03.2025 Item No.2 Ct.No.34 b.das Allowed C.R.M. (SB) 28 of 2025 In Re : An application for bail under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 filed in connection with Domkal Police Station Case No. 571 of 2023 dated 22.08.2023 under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re :

Tapan Kumar Haldar ... Petitioner.

Mr. Abhra Mukherjee Mr. Souradeep Dutta Mr. Arpayan Mukherjee Mr. Himadri Ghosh Mr. Arnab Das ... for the Petitioner.

Mr. Sanjay Bardhan Mr. Dipankar Mahata ... For the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for more than 100 days. Charge sheet has been submitted. His further detention is not required for custodial interrogation.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. The petitioner is in custody for more than 100 days. Charge sheet has been submitted.

Considering the material available in the case diary and also since charge sheet has been submitted, this Court is of the view that further detention of the petitioner is not required for the purpose of custodial interrogation. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed.

The petitioner, Tapan Kumar Haldar be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Murshidabad subject to condition that he shall appear before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing fixed before the Court. He shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event the petitioner fails to appear before the learned trial Court on any date without justifiable cause, the trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. The application for bail, being CRM (SB) 28 of 2025 is thus disposed of.

Case Diary be returned.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)