Bapan Sardar v. State Of West Bengal

11.07.2022 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 2233 of 2022 sl no. 54 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Panchla PS case no. 116/2019 dated 11.5.2019 under sections 376(3) IPC read with section 6 of the POCSO Act And In Re : Bapan Sardar ........ petitioner Mr. Asit Nayek ...... for the petitioner Mr. Atif Ahmed Siddiqui ...... for the State Having considered materials on record disclosing prima facie involvement of the petitioner in the rape of a minor victim and as prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected earlier, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. Trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.

(Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)