Abu Taleb v. State Of West Bengal

14.03.2023 sdas rejected C.R.M. (DB) No. 896 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Harishchandrapur Police Station Case No. 265 of 2021 dated 03.04.2021 under Sections 341/324/325/307/302/354/34 of the Indian Penal Code. And In Re : Abu Taleb ..... petitioner Mr. Soupal Chatterjee Mr. Anupam Das Ms. Sucheta Banerjee ... for the petitioner Mr. Neguive Ahmed, learned APP Ms. Jonaki Saha ... for the State Mr. Sujoy Sarkar Mr. Rahul Chachan .... for the defacto complainant Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits he is in custody for over 700 days. He renews his prayer for bail. Learned Counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits date has been fixed for consideration of charge on 30th March, 2023.

Learned Counsel for the defacto complainant opposes the prayer for bail.

We have considered the materials on record. There are ample materials implicating the petitioner in the crime. His bail prayer was rejected earlier. Date has been fixed for consideration of charge. Under such circumstances and in

view of gravity of the offence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

The application for bail is, thus, rejected.

Trial court is directed to consider the issue of framing of charge on the next date fixed and if it is unable to do so due to circumstances beyond control then positively within two months thereof and in the event charge is framed to take the proceeding to its logical conclusion at the earliest without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)