Titu Das @ Surajit Das @ Surojit Das v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

22.04.2024 Item No.410 Ct. No. 29 CHC Rejected C.R.M.(A) 1043 of 2024 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Nischinda Police Station Case No. 193/2023 dated 15/10/2023 under Sections 323/325 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 12/8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. And In the matter of : Titu Das @ Surojit Das @ Surojit Das ...... petitioner Mr. Debanshu Ghorai, Mr. Abhinaba Mukherjee ....for the petitioner Mr. Sudip Kumar, Mr. Dattatreya Datta ....for the State Mr. Sudipta Dasgupta, Mr. A. Biswas, Mr. Sondwip Sutradhar ...for the de facto complainant Petitioner, State and the de facto complainant are represented.

Survivor recorded her statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, where she implicates the petitioner in sexual assault.

Her statement stands corroborated by an eyewitness recording a statement under Section 161 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Considering the gravity of the offence and involvement of the petitioner transpiring from the materials in the Case Diary, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Signed By :

CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY High Court of Calcutta 23 rd of April 2024 06:52:19 PM

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, rejected. CRM(A) 1043 of 2024 is disposed of.

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