Sridam Biswas v. State Of West Bengal

16.06.2022 Sl. No.25 akd [Rejected] C. R. M. (DB) 1497 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 Regent Park Police Station Case No. 09 dated 07.01.2017 under Sections 307/302 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re: Sridam Biswas ... ... Petitioner Mr. Shyamal Kanti Banerjee Mr. Jayanta Datta Ms. Nipasri Tagore Mr. Ashoke Das Mr. Ujjal Chatterjee Mr. Ratan Pathak ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Neguive Ahmed .. Ld. Addl. Public Prosecutor Ms. Trina Mitra ... ... for the State It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is in custody for more than five years.

Report with regard to progress of trial in the matter is placed on record.

We have considered the materials on record including the aforesaid report. Fourteen witnesses have already been examined. There are materials connecting the petitioner with the murder. Delay in progress of trial is due to systemic reasons and cannot be attributable to the prosecution. In view of the aforesaid facts, we are not inclined in granting bail to the petitioner at this stage. The application for bail is thus rejected.

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