Megraj Barman @ Meghraj And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

22.07.2025 Ct.No.34 b.das Allowed C.R.M. (R) 89 of 2025 In Re : An application for bail under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 filed in connection with Tapan P.S. Case No. 192 of 2025 dated 24.03.2025 under Sections 85/103 of BNS, 2023 charge sheet submitted under Sections 85/80/108 of BNS, 2023.

And In Re : Megraj Barman @ Meghraj & Anr. ... Petitioners. Mr. Kaushik Choudhury ... for the Petitioners.

Mr. Arijit Ganguly Mr. Raju Mondal ... for the State.

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The petitioners are in custody for more than 100 days and pray for bail.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the victim lady committed suicide and the petitioners are not responsible for the same.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. I have considered the material on record. The victim committed suicide within 4 years of her marriage. Charge sheet has been submitted. There are allegations of torture against the petitioners. Whether the conduct of the petitioners can be said to be the proximate cause for commission of the suicide by the victim lady shall be assessed at the appropriate stage of trial.

Considering the material on record and since charge sheet has been submitted, this Court is of the view that

further detention of the petitioners is not required and they may be granted bail.

Accordingly, prayer for bail is allowed.

The petitioners Megraj Barman @ Meghraj & Goutam Barman @ Gautam Barman be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur at Balurghat subject to condition that they shall appear before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event the petitioners fail to appear before the learned trial Court on any date without justifiable cause, the learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel their bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. The application for bail is thus disposed of. Case Diary be returned.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)