Nabanita Das v. State Of West Bengal

D/L213 02.07.2026 C.R.M. (M) 1001 of 2026 Bpg.

Allowed In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/ under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Joypur Police Station Case No.281 of 2023 dated 30.11.2023 under Sections 364, 365, 302, 201, 506, 120B of the Indian Penal Code;

Nabanita Das

Versus

The State of West Bengal Mr. Deepak Kumar Prahladka Ms. Reshmi Khatun Mr. Minhaz Serweny Islam.

...for the petitioner.

Mr. Krishnendu Bhattacharya Mr. Pritam Roy.

...for the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 2 years 4 months and till date only 3 witnesses have been examined out of 30 witnesses cited by the prosecution.

Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that pursuant to the leading statement of the present petitioner the remains of the dead body were recovered. There was a dispute between the mother of the petitioner and the deceased over certain financial issues. The case is based on circumstantial evidences. Having regard to the period of the detention of the present petitioner and the chances of trial concluding very soon being bleak, without entering into the merits

of the case, the petitioner being a lady, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner, namely, Nabanita Das shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Uluberia, Howrah. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned trial court and shall not leave the District of Howrah without prior permission of the learned trial court.

Accordingly, CRM(M)1001 of 2026 is allowed.

Memo of Evidence submitted by the State be kept with the record.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)