Santu Molla @ Shantu Molla v. State Of West Bengal

07.06.2023 sdas rejected C.R.M.(DB) No. 2117 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bhowanipore Police Station Case No. 294 of 2022 dated 12.12.2022 under Sections 120B/170/395/397/467/468/471/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25(1B)(a)/27 of the Arms Act.

And In Re : Santu Molla @ Shantu Molla .... petitioner Mr. Suman De Mr. Kamal Ganguly Mr. Tirupati Mukherjee ....for the petitioner Mr. Rudradipta Nandy, learned APP Mrs. Sonali Das .... for the State Heard the learned Counsels for the parties.

We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner was the member of a group who had personated as CBI officers and committed dacoity. Part of the stolen booty i.e. golden ornament was recovered from the possession of the petitioner soon after the incident. Bail prayer of the co-accused has been turned down. Keeping in mind gravity of the offence and incriminating materials against the petitioner, we are not inclined to grant bail to him at this stage.

The application for bail is, thus, rejected.

(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)