Ajay Bhumij v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

10.08.2023 sdas rejected C.R.M.(DB) No. 2475 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Dadpur Police Station Case No. 111 of 2022 dated 23.05.2022 under Sections 363/365/366/376(2)(n)/120B of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 9 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and Section 9 of the POCSO Act.

And In Re : Ajay Bhumij .... petitioner Mr. Palash Bapari ....for the petitioner Ms. Zareen N. Khan Mr. Arup Sarkar ...... for the State Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.

We have considered the materials on record. Victim girl has been examined. She has implicated the petitioner in the offence of penetrative sexual assault. In view of gravity of the offence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The application for bail is, thus, rejected.

(Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)