Rabi Biswas v. State Of West Bengal

04.07.2023 D/L 38 Ct. No.28 Rejected (SKB) CRM (DB) 2172 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kalna Police Station Case No.174 of 2018 dated 24.04.2018 under Sections 394/397 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act And In the matter of : Rabi Biswas ... Petitioner Mr. Arunava Ganguly ... for the petitioner Mr. Rudradipta Nandy, APP, Mr. Pratik Bose ... for the State Petitioner is in custody for more than four years. He prays for bail.

Learned advocate for the State opposes the bail prayer.

We have considered the materials on record. Trial is in progress. A number of witnesses have already been examined.

Under such circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

We request the trial court to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date preferably within a

period of one year from the date fixed for recording evidence without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

Parties shall communicate a copy of this order to the trial court for due compliance.

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