Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/1043/2023dismissed as rejected

Sourav Mandal v. State Of West Bengal

2023-03-13Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi1 pages

13.03.2023 Serial no. 111 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) (Rejected) CRM (A) 1043 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Durgapur Police Station Case No. 27 of dated 13.01.2023 under Sections 354C/384/120B IPC and Sections 12/14/15 of POCSO Act.

-AndIn the matter of : Sourav Mondal ... ...Petitioner Mr. Monish Sen, Ms. Oisani Mukherjee, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Md. Anowar Hossain, Ms. Sreyashee Biswas, Advocates ... ...For the State The statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code implicates the petitioner along with another person in extortion and taking obscene photographs of the victim.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner in the incident, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. CRM (A) 1043 of 2023 is dismissed.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)