Sanjib Mandal v. State Of West Bengal

10.06.2022 Sl. No.17 akd [Rejected] C. R. M. (DB) 1410 of 2022 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 20.05.2022 in connection with Baishnabnagar Police Station Case No. 137 of 2022 dated 10.02.2022 under Sections 417/315/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

And In Re: Sanjib Mandal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Sujan Chatterjee ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherjee .. Ld. Public Prosecutor Mr. Parthapratim Das Ms. Amita Gaur ... ... for the State It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is in custody for about 117 days. It is further submitted there was a love affair between the parties.

Learned advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

We have considered the materials on record. We find that the minor was physically assaulted and ravished by the petitioner. Her child in the womb was caused to be aborted. In view of the aforesaid facts and the gravity of the offence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

The application for bail is thus rejected.

(Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)