Nadim Sultan v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (DB) 1237 of 2022 10.05.2022 Sl. 69 Court No.29 sourav (Rejected) In Re: - An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed in connection with Ratua Police Station Case No. 85 of 2022 dated 04.03.2022 under Section 376(2) of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

And In the matter of: Nadim Sultan ....petitioner.

Mr. Subir Banerjee Ms. Taniya Bhowmik ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Faria Hossain Ms. Baisali Basu ...for the State.

Petitioner prays for bail.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 60 days. The police filed charge-sheet and, therefore, further detention of the petitioner is not required. Learned advocate appearing for the State draws the attention of the Court to the Statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein as transpiring from the materials in the case diary and considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, we are unable to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. C.R.M. (DB) 1237 of 2022 is dismissed.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)