Vicky Yadav v. State Of West Bengal

01.04.2026 SL No.157 Court No.35 Rohan (Allowed)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M.(M) 702 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Belghoria Police Station Case No. 69 of 2025 dated 09.03.2025 under sections 117(2)/118(2)/109/3(5)/61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act, 1959.

-AndIn the matter of: Vicky Yadav

...Petitioner

Mr. Sabyasachi Banerjee, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Pratim Priya Dasgupta Ms. Rini Bhadra Mr. Amit Dey ...for the Petitioner Mr. Rudradipta Nandy, Ld. APP Ms. Sayanti Santra ...for the State

1. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for more than a year and that the evidence of two injured witnesses have been completed.

2. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail and draws that attention of the Court to the statement of several witnesses.

3. On an assessment of the materials available, I find that the petitioner was not responsible for the firing, although, there may be other materials for entering into conspiracy. The prosecution has relied upon forty (40) witnesses and till date, three witnesses have been examined.

4. Considering the time period required for conclusion of the trial and without entering into the merits of the case, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

5. Accordingly, the application for bail of the petitioner is allowed.

6. As such, the petitioner shall furnish a 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 a local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barrackpore.

7. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Trial Court in seisin of the case. The petitioner shall not leave the district of Kolkata and North 24Parganas except on the dates for which the case is fixed before the learned Trial Court.

8. The petitioner shall, before his release, inform the address to the learned Magistrate as well as the learned Trial Court. Additionally, the petitioner shall meet the Officer-in-Charge of the local police station or any police personnel deputed by him, once in a week for the next six months.

9. Accordingly, C.R.M. (M) 702 of 2026 is disposed of.

10. All parties shall act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

11. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)