Siddheswar Modak v. State Of West Bengal

09.06.2022 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 1463 of 2022 sl no. 35 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kashipur PS case no. 52/2020 dated 13.8.2020 under section 6 of the POCSO Act And In Re : Siddheswar Modak ........ petitioner Mr. S C Atha Ms. Payel Paramanick ...... for the petitioner Mr. Arijit Ganguly Mr. S K Dan ...... for the State Having considered materials on record and bearing in mind the statement of the victim recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C and in view of the gravity of the offence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. Trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date preferably within six months from the next date fixed for recording evidence following the mandate under section 35(2) of the POCSO Act.

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