Hazrat Omar @ Hazrat Ali v. State Of West Bengal

May 08, 2025 18 ARDR (Rejected) CRM (DB) 844 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Beldanga Police Station Case No. 518 of 2020 dated 04/12/2020 under Sections 341/302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Explosive Substance Act and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act. And In Re :

Hazrat Omar @ Hazrat Ali ... Petitioner.

Sr. Adv. Milon Mukherjee, Adv. Anisur Rahman ... for the petitioner.

Adv. Rituparna Ghose, Adv. Suparna Chatterjee, ...for the State.

Report submitted by the State is taken on record. The petitioner is in custody for more than years and prays for bail.

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

It appears that by an order passed on 10th July, 2024, this Court directed the learned trial Court to expedite the trial and conclude the same positively within a year from the next date fixed for recording evidence. 16 witnesses have been examined so far. The prosecution proposes to examine 2/3 more witnesses including the Investigating officer.

In view of the fact that the time limit stated by this Court is yet to expire and also in view of the gravity of the offence and prima facie involvement of the petitioner therein, this Court is inclined to hold that this is not a fit case for releasing the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected at this stage. The application for bail is disposed of.

Case Diary be returned.

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

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)