Avijit Roy @ Lal v. State Of West Bengal

25.07.2025 Ct.No.34 b.das Rejected C.R.M. (M) 512 of 2025 In Re : An application for bail under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 filed in connection with Panchasayar Police Station Case No.20 of 2020 dated 17.03.2020 under Sections 302/324/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re : Avijit Roy @ Lal ... Petitioner.

Mr. Uday Sankar Chattopadhyay Ms. Bidisha Chakraborty Ms. Aishwarya Datta ... for the petitioner.

Ms. Sonali Das Ms. Sudeshna Das ... for the State.

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The petitioner is in custody for more than 5 years and prays for bail.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the accused persons were equally responsible for the death of the victim, since all of them inflicted injuries on the victim. Two of the co accused have been granted bail. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. It is submitted that the prosecution proposes to examine 17 more witnesses.

I have considered the material on record. The petitioner appears to be the principal assailant who assaulted the victim with the broken glass bottle, thereby causing his death. The other co accused also appears to

have assaulted the victim but the petitioner dealt the fatal blow.

Injuries sustained by the petitioner prima facie suggest breaking of the glass bottle by the petitioner and stabbing the victim with the same.

Considering the nature and gravity of the offence and prima facie involvement of the petitioner therein, prayer for bail is rejected at this stage.

The learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, in accordance with law.

The application for bail is thus disposed of. Case diary be returned.

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

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)