Sifajul Sk @ Sefajul v. State Of West Bengal

June 24, 2025 19 ARDR (Rejected) CRM (DB) 1074 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, filed in connection with Mohammad Bazar Police Station Case No. 284 of 2024 dated 02/10/2024 under Sections 103 of the BNS, 2023. And In Re :

Sifajul Sk @ Sefajul ... Petitioner.

Adv. Sabir Ahmed, Adv. Jakir Hussain, Adv. Mazahar Hossain Chowdhury, Adv. Chandrima Debnath, Adv. Sahin Sultana, ... for the petitioner.

Adv. Bitasok Banerjee (through VC) ...for the defacto complainant.

Adv. Saibal Bapuli, Adv. Ashok Das, ...for the State.

The petitioner is in custody for about six months and prays for bail.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the test identification parade and the alleged recovery pursuant to his statement were done much after his arrest. The seized articles have not been sent for forensic examination. Charge sheet has been submitted. His further detention is not required. Learned counsel for the State and the defacto complainant oppose the prayer.

I have considered the material on record.

The case pertains to brutal murder of a person. The petitioner has been identified in the test identification parade. The offending weapon has been recovered at his instance. The seized articles including the offending weapon have been sent for forensic examination. Report is awaited. The petitioner has several criminal

antecedents and according to the defacto complainant, is a noted criminal of the locality Considering the gravity of the offence and prima facie involvement of the petitioner in the offence, prayer for bail is rejected at this stage.

The application for bail is disposed of.

Case Diary be returned.

Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)