Pratap Gupta Alias Protap Gupta v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

AD 41 July 30, 2025 Ct. 28 SG CRM(A) 2368 of 2025 Reject An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Bamongola P.S. Case No.41 of 2025 dated 23.03.2025 under Sections 329(4)/115(2) of the BNS read with Section 8/10/18 of the POCSO Act, 2012.

And In the matter of:

Pratap Gupta alias Protap Gupta ... petitioner Mr. Phiroze Edulji, Sr. Adv.

Mr. S. Panchhal Mr. Arup Banerjee ... for the petitioner Mr. Saryati Dutta Ms. Ratna Ghosh ... for the State Mr. Tapas Kumar Adhikari Mr. Abhijit Ghosh ... for the de facto complainant Heard learned senior counsel representing the petitioner and learned counsels for the State and the de facto complainant. Perused the case diary.

Considering the incriminating materials available in the case diary, including the statement of the minor victim recorded before a learned Magistrate, I do not consider this to be a fit case for granting anticipatory bail.

Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is, thus, rejected.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of requisite formalities. (Jay Sengupta, J.)