Manowar Hossain Halder @ Mono v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

17.04.2025 Item No.12.

Daily List Court No.39 Mithun (Rejected) CRM (DB) 913 of 2025 In re : An Application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Special ST Case No. 08(03)2022 and Special POCSO Case No. 60 of 2021 arising out of Dholahat Police Station Case No. of dated 17.10.2021 under sections 367/368/370/354B/372/373/376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under Section 6/8 of the POCSO Act, 2012. -AndIn the matter of : Manowar Hossain Halder @ Mono ... Petitioner Mr. S. Ganguly, Mr. Supriyo Shasmal ...for the petitioner Mr. Bitasok Banerjee, Mrs. Sima Biswas ... ...For the State Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

It is found that service has been effected upon the de facto complainant/victim.

Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 3 1⁄2 years. There are no direct allegation against the petitioner. He seeks for enlargement of the petitioner on bail.

Learned Advocate for the State submits that the petitioner is involved in human trafficking and sexual exploitation of the

minors. The bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected on earlier two occasions. He seeks for dismissal of the said application Perused the case diary and materials on record. It is found from the statement of the witnesses that the petitioner and his family members are carrying on a racket of prostitution and trafficking of minors. The offence alleged is a grave one. Considering the above materials and nature and gravity of the offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. The application for bail being CRM(DB) 913 of 2025 stands dismissed.

Learned Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the trial at an early date.

(Bivas Pattanayak, J.)