Minarul Sk. v. State Of West Bengal

21.05.2025 Item No.27 Ct.No.34 rc.

C.R.M. (M) 388 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in connection with Murshidabad Police Station Case No. 1053 of 2024 dated 14.11.2024.

And In Re :

Minarul Sk.

... Petitioner.

Mr. Manas Kumar Das Mr. Mobaidur Hossain Mr. Aritra Kumar Thokdar ... for the Petitioner Mr. Bitashok Banerjee Mr. Karan Bapuli ... for the State The petitioner is the father in law of the victim and is in custody for about six months.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim and her husband used to reside separately from them since after 1 and 1⁄2 years of their marriage. He has no nexus with the alleged offence.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. I have perused the material on record. The statement of the independent witness recorded in course of investigation suggests that the petitioner was staying with the victim at the relevant time.

Considering the material on record, gravity of the offence and prima facie involvement of the petitioner therein, the prayer for bail is rejected at this stage. The application is disposed of.

Case Diary is returned.

Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)