Calcutta High CourtCRM(M)/653/2026allowed

Pratima Das v. State Of West Bengal

2026-04-01Hon'Ble Justice Tirthankar Ghosh2 pages

01.04.2026 Court No.35.

D/L.118.

Rakib (Allowed) CRM (M) 653 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Nandakumar Police Station case no. 202 of 2025 dated 21.04.2025 under Sections 126(2)/118(2)/109/103(1)/351(2)/61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

And In the matter of : Pratima Das.

......Petitioner.

Mr. Amal Kumar Samanta ......for the Petitioner.

Mr. Sanjay Banerjee Ms. Sreetama Das ......for the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 346 days and charges have already been framed, however, witness action is yet to commence. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail, attention of the Court has been drawn to the statement under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

I have taken into account the materials appearing in the Case Diary as well as the statement under Section 183 of the BNSS. Having considered the same and the fact that prosecution intends to examine 14 witnesses, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, petitioner namely, Pratima Das shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of

the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 4th Court, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur.

If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date fixed by the learned trial Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of district of Purba Medinipur without prior permission of the learned trial Court.

Accordingly, CRM (M) 653 of 2026 is allowed.

All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)