Jishu Mandal @ Raki Mandal v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

30.07.2025 Sl. No.34 Ct. 28 NB C.R.M. (A) 2358 of 2025 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Kaliachak P.S. Case No.592 of 2025 dated 14.04.2025 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/351(2)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 added Section 8 of POCSO Act.

And In the matter of: Jishu Mandal @ Raki Mandal ... petitioner Mr. Kazi M. Rahman ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Avishek Sinha, Ms. Sudeshna Das.

...for the State.

Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

No one appears on behalf of the de facto complainant. Heard the learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Perused the case diary.

Considering the incriminating materials available in the case diary including the statement of the minor victim girl and the statements of neighbours, I do not consider this to be a fit case for granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The application for anticipatory bail being C.R.M. (A) 2358 of 2025 is, thus, rejected.

Urgent photostat certified copies of this order may be delivered to the learned Advocates for the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)